Guy Learmonth

Guy Learmonth

250px Guy Learmonth (second from right) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 Berwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom
Height
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 metres
College team	Loughborough University
Coached by	George Gandy (-2014) Henry Gray (2015-)

Guy Learmonth (born 20 April 1992 in Berwick-upon-Tweed) is a Scottish athlete specialising in the 800 metres. He reached the final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 European Indoor Championships, finishing 6th in both. He was crowned British 800m Indoor Champion in 2015.

Before turning to athletics at age 17, he practiced rugby for the Border Reivers.

Career

Guy Learmonth's first major athletics competition was the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships. He competed in the 800 metres event making the semi-final and coming an overall place of 13th. In 2014, Learmonth competed in the Commonwealth Games achieving 6th place in the 800 metres with a personal best time of 1:46.69. In 2015, Learmonth was crowned British 800m Indoor Champion before going on to finishing 6th in the final at the 2015 European Indoor Championships in Prague, Czech Republic.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain and Scotland
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	13th (sf)	800 m	1:51.72
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	6th	800 m	1:46.69
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	6th	800 m	1:47.84

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres – 48.00 (Glasgow 2012)
• 600 metres – 1:16.70 (Amsterdam 2015)
• 800 metres – 1:46.65 (Bellinzona 2015)
• 1500 metres – 3:45.40 (Bedford 2013)

Indoor

• 600 metres – 1:16.48 (Glasgow 2014)
• 800 metres – 1:47.38 (Birmingham 2015)

References

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