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Nationality | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 5 March 2003 (21 years, 31 days old) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sport of athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 metres 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Andy Henderson [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 800m : 1:44.96 (2021) 1500m : 3:39.60 (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 4 April 2024. |
Ethan Hussey (born 5 March 2003) is an English middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 800 m.
Hussey first represented the United Kingdom at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships, where he won a bronze medal in the 800 m. [1] This earned him the Athletics Weekly British male under-20 athlete of the year award for 2022. [3]
The following year, Hussey won a silver medal at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 800 m. He missed the 2023 British Worlds team by just half a second, finishing fourth at the British trials. [1]
Hussey grew up playing rugby football, but after a leg injury he switched to athletics. He studies sport and business management at Leeds Beckett University, where he is coached by Andy Henderson. [2] He was inspired by fellow 800 m runner Ben Pattison. [4]
# | Mark | Pl. | Competition | Venue | Date | Ref. |
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1 | 1:52.44 | (Round C) | BMC Gold Standard Races | Stretford, Great Britain | 11 Jun 2018 | [5] |
2 | 1:50.72 | BMC Gold Standard Races | Stretford, Great Britain | 13 May 2019 | [6] | |
3 | 1:49.78 | BMC Gold Standard Races | Stretford, Great Britain | 22 Jul 2019 | [7] | |
4 | 1:46.78 | 5th | BMC Grand Prix | Manchester, Great Britain | 28 May 2021 | [8] |
5 | 1:46.61 | BMC Gold Standard Races | Stretford, Great Britain | 22 Aug 2022 | [9] | |
6 | 1:46.18 | Irish Milers Club Meet | Belfast, Great Britain | 12 May 2023 | [10] | |
7 | 1:45.71 | Internationales Pfingstsportfest Rehlingen | Rehlingen, Germany | 27 May 2023 | [11] | |
8 | 1:45.08 | (Round B) | Merck-Laufgala Pfungstadt | Pfungstadt, Germany | 20 Jun 2023 | [12] |
9 | 1:44.96 | 6th | London Athletics Meet | London, Great Britain | 22 Jul 2023 | [13] |
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