Andrew Osagie

Andrew Osagie[2] (born 19 February 1988 in Harlow, Essex)[1] is an English athlete who specialises in the 800 metres. He represents Harlow Athletic Club at club level and Great Britain at international level. He is the fourth fastest Briton of all time.

Andrew Osagie
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Ifeanyichukwu Osagie[1]
NationalityBritish
Born19 February 1988 (1988-02-19) (age 35)[1]
Harlow, Essex, England[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Istanbul 800 m
Bronze medal – third place2014 Sopot800 m
European Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 Gateshead800 m
2012 IAAF Diamond League
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Doha 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Rome 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 New York 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 800 m
2013 IAAF Diamond League
Silver medal – second place 2013 New York 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Birmingham 800 m

While attending St Mary's University College he made rapid progress to win his first national titles and international medals. Osagie has performed well indoors, winning bronze medals at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2012 and 2014, as well as ranking second on the British Indoor All-Time list.

In the men's 800 metres final at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he finished eighth in a time of 1:43.77. This time would have won gold in all but two other Olympic Games, but the winner David Rudisha set a world record and the remaining medallists set the fastest time for place in the event. The summer outdoor season of 2013 saw a 5th-place finish in the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 7th (h) 800 m 1:49.47
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 10th (sf) 800 m 1:51.29
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 9th (sf) 800 m 1:47.52
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 4th 800 m 1:48.50
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 13th (sf) 800 m 1:46.12
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3rd 800 m 1:48.92
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 8th 800 m 1:43.77
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 5th 800 m 1:44.36
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 3rd 800 m 1:47.10
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom – 800 m DQ
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 17th (h) 800 m 1:48.31
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 14th (h) 800 m 1:48.19

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

  • 600m - 1:16.45 (Glasgow 2013)[3]
  • 800m - 1:45.22 (Birmingham 2014)[3]
  • 1000m - 2:18.56 (Birmingham 2011)[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrew Osagie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. Andrew Osagie at World Athletics
  3. "Athlete Profile". thepowerof10.info.
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