George Couttie (born 15 January 2005) is a British runner. He was runner up in the U20 race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships.[1]
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| Born | 15 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle distance running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 1500m: 3:39.77 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editFrom Harrogate, in 2023, he was the winner of the senior boys race at the English Schools' AA Cross Country Championships.[2]
He qualified for the final of the 1500 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024.[3]
Competing for Virginia Tech University he NCAA Division I Southeast Regional men's cross-country individual race prior to finishing 14th in the NCAA cross country championships in November 2024.[4][5][6]
He was runner-up behind Niels Laros in the men's U20 race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey.[7][8][9]
References
edit- ^ "George Couttie". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Harrogate teenager crowned national cross-country champion". thestrayferret. 22 Mar 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "WEDDERBURN-GOODISON FINISHES FOURTH AT WORLD UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "In the region: Virginia Tech's Couttie, UVa men win NCAA regional". Roanoke Times. 15 November 2024.
- ^ "George Couttie secures All-American honors after 14th place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championship". Hokiesports.com. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Weldon (November 23, 2024). "2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships Men's Results". Lets Run. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Ingebritsen wins euro cross country title". BBC Sport. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "U20 favourites FitzGerald and Laros live up to expectations". European Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Collett, Jasmine (Dec 8, 2024). "Ingebrigtsen and Battocletti claim Euro Cross titles as Brits shine". Retrieved 8 December 2024.