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Josh Kerr
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Josh Kerr is a British middle-distance runner and athletics competitor born on 8 October 1997 in Edinburgh. He was educated at the University of New Mexico and competes in the 1500 metres, 800 metres, 1000 metres, and mile run. His career ran from 2012 to 2022.
Kerr represented Great Britain in athletics, competing at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the 2022 World Athletics Championships, and the 2019 World Championships in Athletics, all in the men's 1500 metres.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1997-10-08 ) 8 October 1997 (age 28) , Edinburgh , Scotland
- Education
- University of New Mexico
- Height
- 6 ft 2 in (187 cm)
- Country
- Great Britain & N.I. , Scotland
- Sport
- Athletics
- Event s
- 1500 metres , Mile
- College team
- New Mexico Lobos
- Club
- Brooks Beasts Track Club , Edinburgh AC
- Coached by
- Danny Mackey (2018–), Joe Franklin (2015–2018), Mark Pollard (2015), David Campbell (–2015)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Athletics
- Team
- Great Britain Athletics
- Position
- Middle Distance Runner
- Nationality
- Scotland
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Kerr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh
- Occupation
- middle-distance runner
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United Kingdom
- Image
- 2019 Millrose Games (40204870493) (cropped2).jpg
- Height
- 1.83
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1997-10-08
- Commons category
- Josh Kerr (athlete)
- start of work period
- 2012-00-00
- end of work period
- 2022-00-00
- personal best
- 573.41
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Encyclopedic overview
Josh Kerr (born 8 October 1997) is a British middle-distance runner who competes primarily in the 1500 metres. He won a gold medal in the event at the 2023 World Championships, a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships. He is also the 2024 and 2026 World Indoor champion in the 3000 metres. Kerr holds the world best time in the short track 2 mile, and the British record in the outdoor 1500 metres and mile.
Kerr competed for the University of New Mexico from 2015 to 2018, where he was a three-time NCAA champion. He set a collegiate record in the 1500 m in April 2017 that stood until May 2021. Kerr turned professional in 2018 to compete for the Brooks Beasts Track Club. In 2023, Sportscotland named him Scottish sportsperson of the year.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Josh Kerr” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.