Profile
1500m
Funding: World Class Podium
DOB: 20 June 1982
Born: Upton, Wirral
Lives: London
Club: Harrow AC
Contact:
Coach: Andrew Hobdell
International Highlights
2005 World University Games 1500m silver, 2006 12th Commonwealth Games 1500m, 6th European Championships 1500m 2007 2nd European Cup, 9th Worlds 1500m; 2008 Winner of Bislett Games dream mile
National Championships
Won UK 1500m 2006-7, 1500m silver 2004-5,
Indoor 3000m silver 2005
Personal Bests
800m 1:46.32 (2007), 1500m 3:34.74 (2007), 1M 3.49.38 (2008), 3000m 7:54.74 (2007), 5000m 14:12.15 (2005) Indoors: 800m 1:48.67 (2006), 1500m 3:43.50 (2006), 1M 3:58.23 (2006), 3000m 7:45.10 (2008)
Career summary
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Andrew has become Britain’s top 1500m runner, despite an ongoing recurrence of a problem with heart palpitations.
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A promising winter in 2006 was frustrating for Andy after he fell in the final of the 800m at the AAA Indoors and broke his wrist. Further misfortune followed with a heavy fall in the final of the Commonwealth Games 1500m.
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After the summers of 2006 and 2007 he is now regarded as the UKs top middle distance athlete. Andrew is a graduate in aerospace engineering which he studied at Cambridge University. He is now taking a Master’s degree in sports science at St Mary’s, where he is a part-time lecturer.
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