Andrew Osagie[2] (born 19 February 1988 in Harlow, Essex)[1] is an English athlete who specialises in the 800 metres. He represents Harlow Athletic Club at club level and Great Britain at international level. He is the fourth fastest Briton of all time.
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| Full name | Andrew Ifeanyichukwu Osagie[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 1988 (age 36)[1] Harlow, Essex, England[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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While attending St Mary's University College he made rapid progress to win his first national titles and international medals. Osagie has performed well indoors, winning bronze medals at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2012 and 2014, as well as ranking second on the British Indoor All-Time list.
In the men's 800 metres final at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he finished eighth in a time of 1:43.77. This time would have won gold in all but two other Olympic Games, but the winner David Rudisha set a world record and the remaining medallists set the fastest time for place in the event. The summer outdoor season of 2013 saw a 5th-place finish in the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.
Competition record
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Representing  Great Britain and  England
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| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 7th (h) | 800 m | 1:49.47 |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 10th (sf) | 800 m | 1:51.29 |
| Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 9th (sf) | 800 m | 1:47.52 | |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 800 m | 1:48.50 |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 13th (sf) | 800 m | 1:46.12 | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 3rd | 800 m | 1:48.92 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 8th | 800 m | 1:43.77 | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 5th | 800 m | 1:44.36 |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 3rd | 800 m | 1:47.10 |
| Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | – | 800 m | DQ | |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 17th (h) | 800 m | 1:48.31 | |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 14th (h) | 800 m | 1:48.19 |
Personal bests
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- 200m - 23.3 (St Ives [1] 2009)[3]
- 400m - 47.69 (Watford 2017)[3]
- 600m - 1:20.7 (Loughborough [2] 2008)[3]
- 800m - 1:43.77 (London 2012 2012)[3]
- 1000m - 2:17.18 (Stockholm 2018)[3]
- 1500m - 3:48.99 (Watford 2009)[3]
- 1 Mile - 4:10 (Gateshead [3] 2011)[3]
- Parkrun - 16:44 (Bushy Park 2016)[3]
- TJ - 13.01 (Colchester [4] 2004)[3]
Indoor
References
edit- ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrew Osagie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ Andrew Osagie at World Athletics
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Athlete Profile". thepowerof10.info.
External links
edit- Andrew Osagie at Team GB
- Andrew Osagie at Olympics.com
- Andrew Osagie at Olympedia
- Andrew Osagie at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)