Ethan Hussey
{{Short description|British middle-distance runner (born 2003)}}
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| sport = Athletics
| event = 800 metres
1500 metres
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800m:{{right|1:44.96 (2021)}}
1500m:{{right|3:39.60 (2022)}}
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| coach = Andy Henderson{{cite web|url=https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/sport-and-active-lifestyles/2023/10/lbu-sports-scholar-ethan-hussey-profile/|title=LBU SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP ATHLETE ETHAN HUSSEY: REFLECTIONS ON SEASON SUCCESS, INCREDIBLE COACHING AND A CERTAIN FUTURE AT LEEDS BECKETT|website=Leeds Beckett University}}
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|2018 British U18s
|{{bull}} 3000m, 1st {{GoldMedal}}
|2021 British U20s
|{{bull}} 1500m, 3rd {{BronzeMedal}}
|{{bull}} 800m, 4th
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{{MedalSport|Men's athletics}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World U20 Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Cali|800 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|European U23 Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Espoo|800 m}}
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Ethan Hussey (born 5 March 2003) is an English middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 800 m.
Career
Hussey first represented the United Kingdom at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships, where he won a bronze medal in the 800 m. This earned him the Athletics Weekly British male under-20 athlete of the year award for 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-30 |title=Ethan Hussey looks back on a vintage season |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/young-athlete-news/ethan-hussey-looks-back-on-a-vintage-season-1039963610/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=AW |language=en-GB}}
The following year, Hussey won a silver medal at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 800 m, finishing narrowly behind Frenchman Yanis Meziane.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147653?eventId=10229501 |website=World Athletics |accessdate=22 April 2025|title= European Athletics U23 Championships|date=12 July 2023}} He missed the 2023 British Worlds team by just half a second, finishing fourth at the British trials.
Personal life
Hussey grew up playing rugby football, but after a leg injury he switched to athletics. He studies sport and business management at Leeds Beckett University, where he is coached by Andy Henderson. He was inspired by fellow 800 m runner Ben Pattison.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/news/rising-star-ethan-hussey-aiming-for-the-top-of-the-world|title=Rising star Ethan Hussey aiming for the top of the world|date=14 Feb 2024}}
Statistics
=Personal best progression=
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# | Mark | class=unsortable| {{Abbr|Pl.|Place}} | Competition | Venue | Date | class=unsortable| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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align=center| 1 | align=right| 1:52.44 | {{Gold1}} {{sma|(Round C)}} | BMC Gold Standard Races | Stretford, Great Britain | align=right| {{dts|11 Jun 2018}} | {{Tilr|12908509}} |
align=center| 2 | align=right| 1:50.72 | {{Gold1}} | BMC Gold Standard Races | Stretford, Great Britain | align=right| {{dts|13 May 2019}} | {{Tilr|12929639}} |
align=center| 3 | align=right| 1:49.78 | {{Silver2}} | BMC Gold Standard Races | Stretford, Great Britain | align=right| {{dts|22 Jul 2019}} | {{Tilr|12933553}} |
align=center| 4 | align=right| 1:46.78 | 5th | BMC Grand Prix | Manchester, Great Britain | align=right| {{dts|28 May 2021}} | {{Tilr|12987110}} |
align=center| 5 | align=right| 1:46.61 | {{Gold1}} | BMC Gold Standard Races | Stretford, Great Britain | align=right| {{dts|22 Aug 2022}} | {{Tilr|13020176}} |
align=center| 6 | align=right| 1:46.18 | {{Gold1}} | Irish Milers Club Meet | Belfast, Great Britain | align=right| {{dts|12 May 2023}} | {{Tilr|13038956}} |
align=center| 7 | align=right| 1:45.71 | {{Silver2}} | Internationales Pfingstsportfest Rehlingen | Rehlingen, Germany | align=right| {{dts|27 May 2023}} | {{Tilr|13041207}} |
align=center| 8 | align=right| 1:45.08 | {{Gold1}} {{sma|(Round B)}} | Merck-Laufgala Pfungstadt | Pfungstadt, Germany | align=right| {{dts|20 Jun 2023}} | {{Tilr|13043552}} |
align=center| 9 | align=right| 1:44.96 | 6th | London Athletics Meet | London, Great Britain | align=right| 2023 Anniversary Games | {{Tilr|13045551}} |
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics|14815377}}
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Category:English male middle-distance runners
Category:British male middle-distance runners
Category:21st-century English sportsmen