Neil Horsfield
Neil Horsfield (born 7 December 1966) is a Welsh former athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. He won a silver medal in the 1500m at the 1985 European Junior Championships, before going on to represent Wales at two Commonwealth Games and Great Britain at the 1990 European Championships.[1]
Horsfield won the 1990 AAA Championships 1500m title and twice won the UK Championship 1500m title (1987, 1990).[2] His Mile run best of 3:54.39 (1986) still stands as Welsh record.[3] His 1500m best of 3:35.08 (1990) stood as the Welsh record for more than 30 years, before Jake Heyward broke it in June 2021 with a time of 3:33.99.[4]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain /  Wales | |||||
| 1984 | World Cross Country Championships (Junior race) | East Rutherford, United States | 46th | 8 km | 22:43 |
| 1985 | World Cross Country Championships (Junior race) | Lisbon, Portugal | 24th | 8.2 km | 24:19 |
| European Junior Championships | Cottbus, Germany | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:45.39 | |
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 9th | 1500 m | 3:57.08 |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 15th (sf) | 800 m | 1:49.93 |
| 16th (h) | 1500 m | 3:49.34 | |||
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 9th | 1500 m | 3:40.59 | |
| (#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "1990 European Championships". Todor 66. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "British Athletics Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "All-time lists track". Athletics Stats Wales. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "British Athletics Results". results.britishathletics.org.uk.
