Zak Seddon

Zak William Seddon (born 28 June 1994) is an English runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase.^[3] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Zak Seddon

Seddon in 2013
Personal information
Born	(1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 31) Twyford, England
Education	Florida State University
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	3000 m steeplechase
College team	Florida State Seminoles
Club	Bracknell AC[2]
Coached by	Jeff Seddon
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Great Britain European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 3000 m steeplechase

Biography

Seddon was born in Berkshire, the second of four children to Jeffrey and Kathryn (née Beards). His younger brother is the Motherwell F.C footballer Steve Seddon. He also has an older sister, Danielle, and a younger brother, Matthew.^{[citation needed]}

He won a gold medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships and competed for Great Britain at the 2017 World Championships.

Seddon was twice British 3000 metres steeplechase champion after winning the British Athletics Championships in 2018 and 2019.^[5][6]

At the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he represented Great Britain in the steeplechase event.^[4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain
2010	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore	2nd (B)	2000 m s'chase	5:52.13
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	5th	2000 m s'chase	5:40.62
	Commonwealth Youth Games	Douglas, Isle of Man	1st	2000 m s'chase	5:41.81
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th	3000 m s'chase	8:45.18
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:45.91
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	22nd (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:32.84
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	6th	3000 m s'chase	8:39.30
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	5th	3000 m s'chase	8:37.28
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	15th	3000 m s'chase	8:40.23
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	40th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:43.29
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	24th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:46.74
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	10th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:28.50

Personal bests

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Outdoor

• 1500 metres – 3:42.02 (Walnut 2015)
• One mile – 3:58.90 (London 2019)
• 3000 metres – 8:08.61 (London 2012)
• 5000 metres – 00:14:51 (Portsmouth 2022)^[8]
• 2000 metres steeplechase – 5:36.19 (Solihull 2017)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:21.28 (Rome 2019)

Indoor

• One mile – 4:04.03 (Boston 2016)
• 3000 metres – 7:58.95 (Sheffield 2017)