Guy Learmonth
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Guy Learmonth (second from right) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Born |
30 October 1992 Berwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 800 metres |
| College team | Loughborough University |
| Coached by | George Gandy (2012-2014) Henry Gray (2009-present) |
Guy Learmonth (born 20 April 1992 in Berwick-upon-Tweed) is a Scottish athlete specialising in the 800 metres. He reached the final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 European Indoor Championships, finishing 6th in both. He was crowned British 800m Indoor Champion in 2015.
Before turning to athletics at age 17, he practiced rugby for the Border Reivers.
He studied Sports Management at Loughborough.
He is sponsored by New Balance.
He always wears odd socks when he races.
Guy Learmonth's first major athletics competition was the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships. He competed in the 800 metres event, winning his heat. In his semi-final, he finished fifth, a place which could have earned him a fastest loser spot, but the other semi-final was won in a time two seconds faster than Learmonth's race, meaning that both fastest loser qualifiers came from the second semi-final. He also competed at the BUCS Indoor Championships that year, winning the 800 metres by over a second and setting a new championships best performance. He won his first national senior medal in 2011, taking a bronze at the British Indoor Athletics Championships.
In 2012, he competed at his first Diamond League meeting at the Bislett Games in Oslo, setting a new personal best in the 800 metres National event in finishing second. He regards it as his most memorable performance. He also retained his 800 metres title in 2012 at the BUCS Indoor Championships, winning by over a second, like the previous year. On his debut at the BUCS Outdoor Championships he won gold in the 800 metres, in a competition that took place at the Olympic Stadium. He improved on his result from the 2011 British Indoor Championships by winning a silver medal in 2012 championships in the 800 metres at the EIS Sheffield.
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