Elliot Giles

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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.

Elliot Giles

Giles in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1994-05-26) 26 May 1994 (age 31) Birmingham, England
Education	St Mary's University
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 metres
Club	Birchfield Harriers
Coached by	Matt Yates (2016) James Brewer (2015-2016) Eddie Cockayne (-2015)[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Great Britain European Championships 2016 Amsterdam 800 m Athletics World Cup 2018 London 800 m

Biography

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

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, 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

Grand Slam Track results[12]
Slam	Race group	Event	Pl.	Time	Prize money
2025 Philadelphia Slam	Short distance	800 m	8th	1:46.73	US$10,000
		1500 m	8th	3:39.92

Personal bests

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)