Andy Vernon

Andy Vernon

Vernon (left) at the 2014 European Championships
Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1986-01-07) 7 January 1986 (age 31) Fareham, England
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb) (2014)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	5,000 metres 10,000 metres Cross country
Club	Aldershot, Farnham & District AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5,000 metres: 13:11.50 10,000 metres: 27:42.62
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Great Britain European Championships 2014 Zürich 10,000 metres 2014 Zürich 5000 metres European Cross Country Championships 2016 Chia Senior Team 2008 Brussels Men's under-23 2007 Toro Men's under-23 2013 Belgrade Senior men Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 5000 metres European Team Championships 2011 Stockholm 5000 metres 2015 Cheboksary 5000 metres

Andrew James "Andy" Vernon (born 7 January 1986) is a British long-distance runner who specialises in the 5000 metres, the 10,000 metres and cross country running. Vernon competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 10,000 metres. He has also competed in two Commonwealth Games, a World Indoor Championship and six World Cross Country Championships. Vernon is a two-time European Athletics Championship medallist and a Summer Universiade gold medallist. He currently competes for Aldershot, Farnham & District AC.

Vernon's debut at an international athletics competition was at the 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships where he competed in the 8,000-metre junior men's race; finishing 64th in a time of 27 minutes and 12 seconds. Vernon's next international competition was the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships where he again competed in the junior men's race, this time finishing 48th. At the 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships he competed in the 5000 metres; finishing 4th in a time of 14 minutes and 27 seconds. He then competed at the 2007 European Cross Country Championships and finished 3rd in the men's under-23 race. At the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships Vernon competed in the 5000 metres and finished seventh in a time of 13 minutes and 59.24 seconds. Vernon competed in the 2008 World University Cross Country Championships, finishing sixth. Also in 2008 was the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships where Vernon finished 115th in the 12 kilometres senior men's race. His next major competition was the 2008 European Cross Country Championships where he competed in the mens under-23 race. He finished second behind Italian Andrea Lalli. Vernon competed in his fourth World Cross Country Championships in the 2009 edition. He competed in the senior men's race and finished 78th. At the 2009 European Cross Country Championships in Dublin Vernon competed in the men's senior race; finishing 12th.