Zak Seddon

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Zak Seddon
Zak Seddon Rieti 2013.jpg
Seddon in 2013
Personal information
Born (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 31)
Twyford, England
Education Florida State University
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 3000 m steeplechase
College team Florida State Seminoles
ClubBracknell AC [2]
Coached byJeff Seddon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 3000 m steeplechase

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]

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Biography

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]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2nd (B)2000 m s'chase 5:52.13
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 5th2000 m s'chase 5:40.62
Commonwealth Youth Games Douglas, Isle of Man 1st2000 m s'chase5:41.81
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 9th3000 m s'chase 8:45.18
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 1st3000 m s'chase8:45.91
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 22nd (h)3000 m s'chase 8:32.84
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 6th3000 m s'chase 8:39.30
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 5th3000 m s'chase 8:37.28
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 15th3000 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

Personal bests

[7]

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. EAA profile
  2. Power of 10 profile
  3. Zak Seddon at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  6. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  7. "All-Athletics profile". Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  8. "Great Run". Great Run. Retrieved 15 October 2022.