Elliot Giles

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Elliot Giles
File:Elliot Giles 2018.jpg
Giles in 2018
Personal information
Born (1994-05-26) 26 May 1994 (age 31)
Birmingham, England
EducationSt Mary's University
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
800 metres
ClubBirchfield Harriers
Coached byMatt Yates (2016)
James Brewer (2015-2016)
Eddie Cockayne (-2015)[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Amsterdam 800 m
Athletics World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 London 800 m

Elliot Levi Giles (born 26 May 1994) is an English middle-distance runner from Birmingham, specialising in the 800 metres.[2] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Olympics and holds the current road mile world record at 3:51.3.

Biography

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In August 2014, he had a serious motorcycle accident which prevented him from competing for two years.[3]

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. In February 2021, he set a new British record for the 800 metres indoors, at the World Indoor Tour event in Torun, Poland.[4] This record had stood since March 1983, when it was set by Seb Coe.

Having initially missed out on selection for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Giles was called-up as a late replacement for the injured Jake Wightman.[5][6] Giles reached the 800m semi-final.[7]

Giles set a new road mile world record of 3:51.3, winning the KO Meile in Düsseldorf over Yared Nuguse, on 1 September 2024, breaking Emmanuel Wanyonyi's previous mark of 3:54.6 by over three seconds.[8][9]

Giles is a four-times British 800 metres champion after winning the British Athletics Championships in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021.[10][11]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain and File:Flag of England.svg 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, United Kingdom 3rd 800 m 1:47.40
European Championships Berlin, Germany 15th (sf) 800 m 1:47.40
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 7th (sf) 800 m 1:45.15
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 11th (sf) 800 m 1:44.74
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 26th (sf) 1500 m 3:39.05
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 7th 800 m 1:47.06
Olympic Games Paris, France 15th (sf) 800 m 1:45.46
2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 31st (h) 1500 m 3:41.60

Circuit performances

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Grand Slam Track results[12]

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Personal bests

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Outdoor

  • 800 metres – 1:44.56 (Doha 2020)
  • 1500 metres – 3:30.92 (London 2023)
  • One mile – 3:49.16 (Oslo 2025)

Indoor

  • 800 metres – 1:43.63 NR (Torun 2021)
  • 1500 metres – 3:36.90 (Val-de-Reuil 2021)
  • One mile – 3:59.71 (London 2019)

Road

  • One mile – 3:51.3 WR (Düsseldorf 2024)

References

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  • Elliot Giles at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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