Elliot Giles


Elliot Giles is an English middle-distance runner from Birmingham, specialising in the 800 metres. He is best known for winning the bronze at the 2016 European Championships.
He has a Jamaican father and an English mother.

Career

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.

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor
Indoor