Colin McCourt

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Colin McCourt
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born11 December 1984
Bournemouth, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventmiddle-distance
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Colin McCourt (born 11 December 1984) is an English former middle distance runner.

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Biography

McCourt finished runner-up behind Andy Baddeley at the 2010 British Athletics Championships. [1] [2]

He represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. [3]

In 2017 McCourt hit the headlines for a bet he was undertaking. Having ballooned to 94 kg (14.8 stone) since retiring from athletics, he stands to win £1700 after finishing a 5k in under 16 minutes in 2017. If he failed he had to have the names of seventeen of his friends tattooed onto his back. He finished the race in 15:38 thus beating the bet significantly. [4]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany14th (h)1500m 3:46.66
2010 European Team Championships Bergen, Norway1st1500 m3:46.70
European Championships Barcelona, Spain9th1500 m 3:44.78

References

  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  3. "Delhi 2010 Team". Team England. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. Huebsch, Tim (19 November 2017). "Ex-world-class runner breaks 16:00 for 5K, avoids 17 tattoos as part of bet". Canadian Running. Retrieved 3 May 2018.