Josh Kerr

He finished in 5th place with a time of 3:30.60.

On 23 August 2023, Kerr defeated Norwegian favorite Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the final of the 1500 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.

It was the second successive World Championship where Ingebrigtsen was upset in the final of the 1500 metres by an athlete from Edinburgh Athletic Club, following teammate and compatriot Jake Wightman's victory in Eugene in 2022.

Later that month, on August 31, 2023, Kerr competed in the Diamond League Final for the 1500 m, aiming to break the British record.

He finished second to Yared Nuguse in a time of 3:30.51.

This performance broke Eamonn Coghlan's European indoor mile record, which had stood since 1983, and Peter Elliot’s British indoor mile record from 1990.

Additionally, Kerr's 1500 m split of 3:32.86 enroute to the finish set a new British national record for the indoor 1500 m, surpassing Elliot’s previous record.

In July, the Scotsman competed in the 1500 m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Josh Kerr (born 8 October 1997) is a Scottish middle-distance runner who competes primarily in the 1500 metres.

A double World Champion, he won a gold medal in the event at the 2023 World Championships, a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships.

Indoors he is the 2024 World Indoor champion in the 3000 metres.

He holds the world record time in the indoor 2 mile and the European record in the indoor mile.

Josh Kerr was born on 8 October 1997 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

His mother works as a physiotherapist, and his father is a former rugby player.

His older brother, Jake, is a professional rugby player.

Kerr began running with the Edinburgh Athletics Club at the age of 8.

At 16, he started reaching out to athletic coaches at colleges in the United States, aiming to compete in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA).

Kerr received several negative responses from coaches, except from the coach at the University of New Mexico, who offered the teenager a full athletics scholarship.

In the summer before he started college, Kerr won gold in the 1500 m at the 2015 European Athletics Junior Championships.

The following month, at age 17, he moved to Albuquerque and began competing for the University of New Mexico, majoring in exercise science.

While at the University of New Mexico, Kerr won three NCAA titles and set the collegiate record in the 1500 m. In March 2017, he won his first national title in the indoor mile, defeating Edward Cheserek, the collegiate record holder in the event and a 15-time NCAA champion.

Kerr competed for the University of New Mexico from 2015 to 2018, where he was a three-time NCAA champion.

He set a collegiate record in the 1500 m in April 2017 that stood until May 2021.

In June 2017, Kerr secured a second national title by winning the outdoor 1500 m, becoming the first man since Leo Manzano in 2008 to achieve both the indoor mile and the outdoor 1500 m titles in the same year.

Kerr turned professional in 2018 to compete for the Brooks Beasts Track Club.

In 2023, Sportscotland named him Scottish sportsperson of the year.

He repeated his success in the indoor mile in March 2018, claiming another national title.

On 20 April 2018, Kerr broke the collegiate record in the 1500 m with a time of 3:35.01, surpassing Sydney Maree's 1981 record of 3:35.30.

This record stood for 3 years and 24 days, until it was broken by Yared Nuguse in May 2021.

Kerr's final collegiate race was in June 2018, where he finished third in the 1500 m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Kerr turned professional in June 2018, foregoing his senior year of eligibility in the NCAA.

He signed a sponsorship deal with Brooks Sports, a Seattle-based company, to train under coach Danny Mackey as part of the Brooks Beasts Track Club.

The Scotsman divided his training time between Seattle and Albuquerque.

In August 2019, he participated in the 1500 m at the British Athletics Championships, where he secured a silver medal, finishing behind Neil Gourley.

This performance qualified him to represent Britain in the 1500 m at the 2019 World Championships later that month, where he placed sixth in the final.

In May 2021, Kerr set a personal best of 1:45.74 in the 800 metres.

The following month, he won his first national championship in the 1500 m for Great Britain.

This victory secured his spot to represent the British team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which were rescheduled to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the Olympic 1500 m final, Kerr won a Bronze medal in a personal best of 3:29.05, finishing behind Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot.

On 27 February 2022, Kerr ran 3:48.87 for the indoor mile at the Boston University Last Chance Meet.