Elliot Giles

Elliot Giles
Elliot Giles in 2018
Personal information
Born (1994-05-26) 26 May 1994
Education St Mary's University
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 metres
Club Bridgend
Coached by Matt Yates (2016)
James Brewer (2015-2016)
Eddie Cockayne (-2015)[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
2016 Amsterdam800 m
Athletics World Cup
2018 London800 m

Elliot Giles (born 26 May 1994) is an English middle-distance runner from Birmingham, specialising in the 800 metres.[2] He is best known for winning the bronze at the 2016 European Championships.

He has a Jamaican father and an English mother.[3]

Career

In August 2014, he had a serious motorcycle accident which prevented him from competing for two years.[4]

His breakthrough year was 2016 when he became British champion over the distance, and was selected for the senior GB team for the first time at the European Athletics Championships where he won a surprise bronze medal. His new personal best of 1:45.54, set in the final, qualified him for the 2016 Summer Olympics. In Rio de Janeiro, however, he only managed seventh place in his heat which was not good enough for a place in the semifinals.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd 800 m 1:45.54
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 29th (h) 800 m 1:47.88
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 20th (sf) 800 m 1:46.95
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 4th 800 m 1:48.22
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 15th (h) 800 m 1:48.54
World Cup London 3rd 800 m 1:47.40
European Championships Berlin, Germany 15th (sf) 800 m 1:47.40

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 800 metres – 1:45.54 (Amsterdam 2016)

Indoor

  • 800 metres – 1:45.46 (Birmingham 2018)

References

  1. ↑ Power of 10 profile
  2. ↑ Elliot Giles at IAAF
  3. ↑ Elliot Giles is a walking miracle... bike smash, injury hell but he can be our 800m star at Rio Olympics
  4. ↑ British champ Elliot Giles bounces back from motorcycle crash with European Championships call-up


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