Josh Kerr (born 8 October 1997)[3][4] is a Scottish middle-distance runner who competes primarily in the 1500 metres. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist at the event. Kerr placed sixth at the 2019 World Championships.
Kerr at the 2019 Millrose Games | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 25) Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of New Mexico[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain & N.I. Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | athletics | ||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 metres, mile | ||||||||||||||||
| College team | New Mexico Lobos | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Brooks Beasts TC Edinburgh AC | ||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Danny Mackey (2018–) Joe Franklin (2015–2018) Mark Pollard (2015) David Campbell (–2015) | ||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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He won a gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships, and represented Great Britain at the 2017 World Championships but did not reach the semifinals.
During the 2021 Tokyo Games, Kerr claimed a bronze medal in his specialist event after posting personal best time of 3m 29.05s, narrowly missing out on the silver.
On 27 February 2022, he set a European mile indoor record (third all-time in the world), and 1500 m & mile British and Scottish indoor records to claim victory at the Boston University Last Chance Meet. With his time of 3:48.87 and 1500m split of 3:32.86 en route, he broke Eamonn Coghlan's European mile record dating back to 1983, and two Peter Elliott's UK bests, which were set in 1990.[5]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 1st | 1500 m | 3:49.62 |
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 10th | 1500 m | 3:51.23 |
| European Cross Country Championships | Chia, Italy | 14th | Junior race | 17:38 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 34th (h) | 1500 m | 3:47.30 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 6th | 1500 m | 3:32.52 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:29.05 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 5th | 1500 m | 3:30.60 |
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 12th | 1500 m | 3:35.72 |
Information taken from World Athletics profile.
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