Neil Horsfield

Neil Horsfield (born 7 December 1966) is a Welsh former athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.

Neil Horsfield

Personal information
Nationality	British (Welsh)
Born	7 December 1966
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle-distance
Club	Newport Harriers

Biography

Horsfield won a silver medal in the 1500m at the 1985 European Junior Championships, before going on to represent Wales at two Commonwealth Games and Great Britain at the 1990 European Championships.^[1]

Horsfield won the 1990 AAA Championships 1500m title^[2][3] and twice won the UK Championship 1500m title (1987, 1990).^[4] His Mile run best of 3:54.39 (1986) still stands as Welsh record.^[5] His 1500m best of 3:35.08 (1990) stood as the Welsh record for more than 30 years, before Jake Heyward broke it in June 2021 with a time of 3:33.99.^[6]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain /  Wales
1984	World Cross Country Championships (Junior race)	East Rutherford, United States	46th	8 km	22:43
1985	World Cross Country Championships (Junior race)	Lisbon, Portugal	24th	8.2 km	24:19
	European Junior Championships	Cottbus, Germany	2nd	1500 m	3:45.39
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	9th	1500 m	3:57.08
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	15th (sf)	800 m	1:49.93
			16th (h)	1500 m	3:49.34
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	9th	1500 m	3:40.59
	(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf)