Colin McCourt

Colin McCourt

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	11 December 1984 Bournemouth, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	middle-distance
Medal record Representing   Great Britain

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

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   United Kingdom
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	14th (h)	1500m	3:46.66
2010	European Team Championships	Bergen, Norway	1st	1500 m	3:46.70
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th	1500 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.

External links

• Colin McCourt at World Athletics