George Couttie

George Couttie

Personal information
Born	(2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 (age 20)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800m: 1:51.15 (Watford, 2025) 1500m: 3:37.67 (Memphis, 2025) Mile: 3:55.44 (Blacksburg, 2025) 3000m: 7:40.18 (Boston, 2025) 5000m: 13:58.32 (Fairfax, 2025)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Great Britain European Cross Country Championships 2024 Antalya U20 race

George Couttie (born 15 January 2005) is a British runner. He was runner up in the U20 race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships. ^[1]

Career

From Harrogate, in 2023, he was the winner of the senior boys race at the English Schools' AA Cross Country Championships. ^[2]

He qualified for the final of the 1500 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024. ^[3] After spending a year in the United States af the University of Charleston, Couttie moved to train under the guidance of Ben Thomas, the coach behind 1500m Olympic champion Cole Hocker, at Virginia Tech in 2024. ^{[4] [5]}

He won NCAA Division I Southeast Regional men's cross-country individual race prior to finishing 14th in the NCAA cross country championships in November 2024. ^{[6] [7] [8]} He was runner-up behind Niels Laros in the men's U20 race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

On 2 August, he qualified for the final of the 1500 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, placing sixth overall in 3:47.84. ^[12] On 31 October, he placed fourth in the ACC conference cross country race over 8km for Virginia Tech. ^{[13] [14]}

References

1. "George Couttie". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
2. "Harrogate teenager crowned national cross-country champion". thestrayferret. 22 Mar 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
3. "WEDDERBURN-GOODISON FINISHES FOURTH AT WORLD UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
4. Collett, Jasmine (24 February 2025). "George Couttie shares insights on training with Cole Hocker". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
5. Fehr, Jasmine (December 19, 2024). "George Couttie's Journey From DII To DI All-American & U20 European XC Medalist". Citiusmag.com. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
6. "In the region: Virginia Tech's Couttie, UVa men win NCAA regional". Roanoke Times. 15 November 2024.
7. "George Couttie secures All-American honors after 14th place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championship". Hokiesports.com. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
8. Johnson, Weldon (November 23, 2024). "2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships Men's Results". Lets Run. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
9. "Ingebritsen wins euro cross country title". BBC Sport. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
10. "U20 favourites FitzGerald and Laros live up to expectations". European Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
11. Collett, Jasmine (Dec 8, 2024). "Ingebrigtsen and Battocletti claim Euro Cross titles as Brits shine" . Retrieved 8 December 2024.
12. "UK Championship". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
13. "Results - ACC Cross Country Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 1 Nov 2025.
14. "Angelina Napoleon Leads Wolfpack to ACC Women's Title". Dyestat. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.