Geoffrey Harris (runner)

{{short description|Canadian middle-distance runner (born 1987)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Geoffrey Harris

| nationality = {{CAN}}

| sport = Running

| event =800 metres

| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1987|01|30|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Halifax, Nova Scotia{{cite web|title=Geoffrey Harris profile |url=http://www.athletics.ca/profile_new.asp?pID=5281 |publisher=Athletics Canada |accessdate=July 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718132335/http://www.athletics.ca/profile_new.asp?pID=5281 |archivedate=July 18, 2012 }}

| residence =

| club = Halifast Athletics

| height = {{convert|1.72|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|75|kg|lbs}}

| pb =

800 m: 1:45.97, 2012 Olympic Games, London, 06/08/2012

{{cite web|title=Geoffrey Harris biography |url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=can/athcode=227448/index.html |publisher=IAAF |accessdate= July 18, 2012}}

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Geoffrey Harris (born January 30, 1987, in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian middle-distance runner. Harris qualified for the 2012 London Olympics in the 800 metres event with two Olympic standards and a first-place finish at the 2012 Canadian Olympics field & Track in Calgary. At the Olympics, he reached the semi-finals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/geoff-harris-1.html |title=Geoff Harris Bio, Stats, and Results |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=2016-07-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003190315/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/geoff-harris-1.html |archivedate=2016-10-03 }}

Career highlights

  • 2nd, 2012 Olympic Games Preliminary Heats in a personal best 1:45.97
  • 1st, 2012 National Championships, Calgary, Canada (Olympic Standard).
  • 10th, 2006 IAAF World Junior Championships, Beijing, China.
  • Best time 600m: 1:18.36, Montréal, 27/01/2007
  • Best time 800m: 1:45.97, 2012 Olympic Games, London, 06/08/2012

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