Sebastian Rodger

Sebastian Rodger

Sebastian Rodger in 2013
Personal information
Born	(1991-06-29) 29 June 1991 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres hurdles
Club	Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
Coached by	Stephen King James Hillier (2013–2015)

Sebastian William Gregory "Seb" Rodger (born 29 June 1991) is a British athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. In 2013, he won a silver medal at the European U23 Championships and reached the semifinals of the World Championships. He also represented Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Career

Rodger, who was born in Brighton, began concentrating on the 400 metres hurdles in 2011, having previously been a decathlete with a personal best score of 7200 points in 2010. His personal best in the 400 metres hurdles is 49.19 seconds set in Tampere in 2013, when winning a silver medal at the European U23 Championships. He was a semi-finalist at the 2013 World Championships. In June 2016, he won the British Championship title in Birmingham in 49.45 secs, before running a seasons best of 49.29 in Oordegem in July to seal Olympic selection. At the 2016 Rio Olymmpics, he was eliminated in the heats running 49.54 secs.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	3rd	4x400 m relay	3:06.49
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	2nd	400 m hurdles	49.19
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	15th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.32
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	13th (h)	400 m hurdles	50.71
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	11th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.47
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	23rd (h)	400 m hurdles	49.54