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Elliot Giles
Elliot Levi Giles (born 26 May 1994) is an English middle-distance runner from Birmingham, specialising in the 800 metres. 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.
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| Giles in 2018 | ||||||
| (1994-05-26) 26 May 1994Birmingham, England | ||||||
| St Mary's University | ||||||
| 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||
| 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||
| Athletics | ||||||
| 800 metres | ||||||
| Birchfield Harriers | ||||||
| Matt Yates (2016)James Brewer (2015-2016)Eddie Cockayne (-2015) | ||||||
| 2016 Amsterdam | 800 m | 2018 London | 800 m | |||
| 2016 Amsterdam | 800 m | |||||
| 2018 London | 800 m |
Elliot Levi Giles (born 26 May 1994) is an English middle-distance runner from Birmingham, specialising in the 800 metres. 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.
In August 2014, he had a serious motorcycle accident which prevented him from competing for two years.
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. 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. Giles reached the 800m semi-final.
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.
Giles is a four-times British 800 metres champion after winning the British Athletics Championships in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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 |
| Grand Slam Track results | |||||
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| 2025 Philadelphia Slam | Short distance | 800 m | 8th | 1:46.73 | US$10,000 |
| 1500 m | 8th | 3:39.92 |
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
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One mile – 3:51.3 WR (Düsseldorf 2024)
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Elliot Giles at World Athletics
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Elliot Giles at British Athletics
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Elliot Giles at Team GB
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Elliot Giles at Olympedia
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Elliot Giles at Team England
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Elliot Giles at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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Elliot Giles on Instagram
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