![]() Seddon in 2013 | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Twyford, England | 28 June 1994||||||||||||||
Education | Florida State University | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 3000 m steeplechase | ||||||||||||||
College team | Florida State Seminoles | ||||||||||||||
Club | Bracknell AC [2] | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Jeff Seddon | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zak William Seddon (born 28 June 1994) is an English runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. [3] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4]
Seddon was born in Berkshire, the second of four children to Jeffrey and Kathryn (née Beards). His younger brother is the Motherwell F.C footballer Steve Seddon. He also has an older sister, Danielle, and a younger brother, Matthew.[ citation needed ]
He won a gold medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships and competed for Great Britain at the 2017 World Championships.
Seddon was twice British 3000 metres steeplechase champion after winning the British Athletics Championships in 2018 and 2019. [5] [6]
At the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he represented Great Britain in the steeplechase event. [4]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 2nd (B) | 2000 m s'chase | 5:52.13 |
2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 5th | 2000 m s'chase | 5:40.62 |
Commonwealth Youth Games | Douglas, Isle of Man | 1st | 2000 m s'chase | 5:41.81 | |
2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 9th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:45.18 |
2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:45.91 |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 22nd (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:32.84 |
Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 6th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:39.30 | |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:37.28 |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 15th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:40.23 |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 40th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:43.29 |
2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 24th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:46.74 |
2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 10th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:28.50 |
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