Neil Horsfield

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Neil Horsfield
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1966-12-07) 7 December 1966 (age 59)
Lancashire, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Middle-distance
ClubNewport Harriers

John "Neil" Horsfield (born 7 December 1966) is a Welsh former athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.

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Biography

Horsfield won a silver medal in the 1500m at the 1985 European Junior Championships, before going on to represent Wales at two Commonwealth Games and Great Britain at the 1990 European Championships. [1]

Horsfield won the 1990 AAA Championships 1500m title [2] [3] and twice won the UK Championship 1500m title (1987, 1990). [4] His Mile run best of 3:54.39 (1986) still stands as Welsh record. [5] His 1500m best of 3:35.08 (1990) stood as the Welsh record for more than 30 years, before Jake Heyward broke it in June 2021 with a time of 3:33.99. [6]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain / Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1984 World Cross Country Championships (Junior race) East Rutherford, United States46th8 km22:43
1985 World Cross Country Championships (Junior race) Lisbon, Portugal24th8.2 km24:19
European Junior Championships Cottbus, Germany2nd1500 m3:45.39
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom9th1500 m3:57.08
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand15th (sf)800 m1:49.93
16th (h)1500 m3:49.34
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia9th1500 m3:40.59
(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf)

References

  1. ↑ "1990 European Championships". Todor 66. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "British Athletics Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "All-time lists track". Athletics Stats Wales. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "British Athletics Results". results.britishathletics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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