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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| height = 170 cm

| weight = 59 kg

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|2018 British U18s

|{{bull}} 3000m, 1st {{GoldMedal}}

|2021 British U20s

|{{bull}} 1500m, 3rd {{BronzeMedal}}

|2023 British Champs

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{{MedalCompetition|World U20 Championships}}

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{{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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|+ 800m progression

#Markclass=unsortable| {{Abbr|Pl.|Place}}CompetitionVenueDateclass=unsortable| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
align=center| 1align=right| 1:52.44{{Gold1}} {{sma|(Round C)}}BMC Gold Standard RacesStretford, Great Britainalign=right| {{dts|11 Jun 2018}}{{Tilr|12908509}}
align=center| 2align=right| 1:50.72{{Gold1}}BMC Gold Standard RacesStretford, Great Britainalign=right| {{dts|13 May 2019}}{{Tilr|12929639}}
align=center| 3align=right| 1:49.78{{Silver2}}BMC Gold Standard RacesStretford, Great Britainalign=right| {{dts|22 Jul 2019}}{{Tilr|12933553}}
align=center| 4align=right| 1:46.785thBMC Grand PrixManchester, Great Britainalign=right| {{dts|28 May 2021}}{{Tilr|12987110}}
align=center| 5align=right| 1:46.61{{Gold1}}BMC Gold Standard RacesStretford, Great Britainalign=right| {{dts|22 Aug 2022}}{{Tilr|13020176}}
align=center| 6align=right| 1:46.18{{Gold1}}Irish Milers Club MeetBelfast, Great Britainalign=right| {{dts|12 May 2023}}{{Tilr|13038956}}
align=center| 7align=right| 1:45.71{{Silver2}}Internationales Pfingstsportfest RehlingenRehlingen, Germanyalign=right| {{dts|27 May 2023}}{{Tilr|13041207}}
align=center| 8align=right| 1:45.08{{Gold1}} {{sma|(Round B)}}Merck-Laufgala PfungstadtPfungstadt, Germanyalign=right| {{dts|20 Jun 2023}}{{Tilr|13043552}}
align=center| 9align=right| 1:44.966thLondon Athletics MeetLondon, Great Britainalign=right| 2023 Anniversary Games{{Tilr|13045551}}

References

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