Andrew Osagie

Andrew Osagie

Personal information
Born	Harlow, England
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Great Britain World Indoor Championships 2012 Istanbul 800 m 2014 Sopot 800 m

Andrew Osagie is an English athlete born in Harlow, who specialises in the 800 metres. He represents Harlow Athletic Club at club level and Great Britain at international level.

Athletic career

Born in Essex to parents of British and Nigerian origin, Andrew started his running career at Harlow Athletics Club. While attending St Mary's University College he made rapid progress from a young athlete with potential, to a successful senior Olympian with national titles and international medals.

The indoor circuit has been a happy hunting ground for Andrew over the years. Sitting second on the British Indoor All-Time list, he has also shown race craft when medals are up for grabs. In 2012 and 2014 he picked up World Indoor medals in Istanbul and Sopot respectively.

Most impressively he competed in the 'race of the Games' in London 2012. A race in which the World Record was broken, every athlete ran the fastest time for that finishing position ever and he ran his fourth 800m personal best time of the season. Andrew’s time of 1 minute 43.77 seconds would have won the gold in all but two previous Olympic Games. The summer outdoor season of 2013 saw a 5th-place finish in the Moscow World Championships.

Andrew cannot be accused of having a lack of belief and determination. A number of injuries throughout his career have hampered training and threatened championships, yet when he has raced he has performed. He is the fourth fastest Briton of all time.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	7th (h)	800 m	1:49.47
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	10th (sf)	800 m	1:51.29
	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	9th (sf)	800 m	1:47.52
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	800 m	1:48.50
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	13th (sf)	800 m	1:46.12
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	3rd	800 m	1:48.92
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	8th	800 m	1:43.77
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	5th	800 m	1:44.36
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	3rd	800 m	1:47.10
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	–	800 m	DQ
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	17th (h)	800 m	1:48.31
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	14th (h)	800 m	1:48.19

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200m - 23.3 (St Ives [1] 2009)
• 400m - 47.69 (Watford 2017)
• 600m - 1:20.7 (Loughborough [2] 2008)
• 800m - 1:43.77 (London 2012 2012)
• 1000m - 2:17.18 (Stockholm 2018)
• 1500m - 3:48.99 (Watford 2009)
• 1 Mile - 4:10 (Gateshead [3] 2011)
• Parkrun - 16:51 (Bushy Park 2010)
• TJ - 13.01 (Colchester [4] 2004)

Indoor

• 600m - 1:16.45 (Glasgow [5] 2013)
• 800m - 1:45.22 (Birmingham [6] 2014)
• 1000m - 2:18.56 (Birmingham [7] 2011)

Education

Osagie was first educated at Hare Street Primary and Nursery School and then Burnt Mill Secondary, a state comprehensive school in Harlow, Essex. He studied A-levels at the Leventhorpe School, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, followed by St Mary's University College in Twickenham, London, where he studied Sports Science at degree level.