| Club: | Swansea/UWIC | | Gender: | Male | | Date of Birth: | 11/04/1986 | | Age Group: | SEN | | County: | Wales West | | Region: | Wales | | Nation: | Wales |
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Domestic Championships Record
2005 – BUSA Championships 400m hurdles silver, AAA U20 Championships 400m hurdles silver
2006 – BUSA Championships 400m hurdles gold, BUSA Indoor Championships gold, AAA Championships 400m hurdles silver
2007 – BUSA Indoor Championships 400m silver, BUSA Championships 400m gold
2008 – Olympic Trials 400m hurdles bronze
2009 – Aviva World Trials 400m hurdles gold
2010 – Aviva European Championship Trials gold
2011 – Aviva World Trials 400m bronze
2012 – Aviva Olympic Trials & UK Championships 400m hurdles gold
Major Championships and International Record
2012 – Olympic Games 400m hurdles 4th, 4x400m relay 4th
2011 – IAAF World Championships 400m hurdles gold. Spar European Team Championships 400m hurdles gold
2010 – European Championships 400m hurdles gold. Commonwealth Games 400m hurdles gold. IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup 400m hurdles gold. European Team Championships 400m hurdles gold
2009 – World Championships 400m hurdles 7th. European Team Championships 400m hurdles gold
2007 – European U23 Championships 400m hurdles gold
2006 – European Championships 3rd ht
2005 – European Junior Championships 400m hurdles silver
As a teenager he was a keen footballer but switched to athletics at which he had shown much promise, winning the Welsh U13 75m hurdles title. He considers his old coach Darrell Maynard to be the biggest influence on his career because he had helped him to enjoy training and racing.
Outside of athletics he played for Swansea City FC youth until he was 16 and used to work in McDonalds and Next and has a degree in sport and leisure management from UWIC.
The talented Welshman has a good championships record, winning medals at the European U23 Championships and European Junior Championships. 2009 was to be his breakthrough year with substantial improvements and after an early season pb of 48.68 in Prague he recorded a world-class pb in his semi-final with 48.23 at the World Championships in Berlin and went on to finish seventh in the final. He had also won at the inaugural European Team Championships in Leira, Portugal.
2010 was to be his best year yet with an early season victory at the European Team Championships and then taking his first major games medal at the European Championships in Barcelona with a winning performance. The best was still to come though, and in the IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup he took the victory in a life-time best and world-class 47.88 which was marginally outside Kris Akabusi's long-standing British record. Finally, another gold medal came his way in a hard-fought victory in the Comonwealth Games in Delhi.
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| 7.10i | | | | | | | 7.10i | | | | 11.1 | | | | | | | | 11.1 | | | 22.25/21.6/21.73w | | | | | 22.25/21.6 | 22.35/21.73w | 22.45i | | 22.29i/22.1 | | 34.15i | | | | | | | | 34.15i | 35.83i | | 45.82 | | | 45.82 | 46.38 | | | 46.81 | 47.13 | 47.56 | | 1:16.22i | 1:16.22i | | | | | | | 1:18.8i | | | 47.84 | | 47.84 | 48.20 | 47.88 | 48.27 | 49.53 | 49.58 | 49.91 | 51.14 |
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| 2013 SEN Swansea/UWIC | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 600 | 1:16.22 | i | | | 2 | | | | Emirates Arena | British Athletics International Match | 26 Jan 13 | | 2012 SEN Swansea/UWIC | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 400L | 45.53 | | | | L3 | | | | Olympic Park | Olympic Games | 10 Aug 12 | | 400H | 47.84 | | | | 2 | | | | Paris, FRA | Samsung Diamond League | 6 Jul 12 | | 400H | 48.10 | | | | 2 | | | | Crystal Palace | Samsung Diamond League | 13 Jul 12 | | 400H | 48.19 | | | | 4 | s1 | | | Olympic Park | Olympic Games | 4 Aug 12 | | 400H | 48.24 | | | | 4 | | | | Olympic Park | Olympic Games | 6 Aug 12 | | 400H | 48.96 | | | | 2 | | | | Rabat, MAR | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme | 27 May 12 | | 400H | 48.98 | | | | 4 | | | | Oslo, NOR | Samsung Diamond League | 7 Jun 12 | | 400H | 48.98 | | | | 1 | h3 | | | Olympic Park | Olympic Games | 3 Aug 12 | | 400H | 49.47 | | | | 1 | | | | Birmingham | Aviva Olympic Trials & UK Championships | 23 Jun 12 | | 400H | 50.80 | | | | 1 | h3 | | | Birmingham | Aviva Olympic Trials & UK Championships | 22 Jun 12 | | 2011 SEN Swansea/UWIC | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 400 | 45.82 | | | | 3 | | | | Birmingham | Aviva World Trials & UK Championships | 31 Jul 11 | | 400 | 45.95 | | | | 1 | h2 | | | Birmingham | Aviva World Trials & UK Championships | 30 Jul 11 | | 400 | 46.29 | | | | 4 | | | | Rabat, MAR | Meeting international Mohammed VI | 5 Jun 11 | | 400H | 48.20 | | | | 1 | | | | Birmingham | Aviva British Grand Prix | 10 Jul 11 | | 400H | 48.24 | | | | 2 | | | | Rome, ITA | Samsung Diamond League | 26 May 11 | | 400H | 48.26 | | | | 1 | | | | Daegu, KOR | IAAF World Championships | 1 Sep 11 | | 400H | 48.41 | | | | 1 | | | | Lausanne, SUI | Samsung Diamond League | 30 Jun 11 | | 400H | 48.43 | | | | 3 | | | | Monaco, MON | Samsung Diamond League | 22 Jul 11 | | 400H | 48.47 | | | | 2 | | | | Ostrava, CZE | Zlatá Tretra | 31 May 11 | | 400H | 48.52 | | | | 1 | h1 | | | Daegu, KOR | IAAF World Championships | 29 Aug 11 | | 400H | 48.62 | | | | 1 | s2 | | | Daegu, KOR | IAAF World Championships | 30 Aug 11 | | 400H | 48.78 | | | | 2 | | | | Brussels, BEL | Samsung Diamond League | 16 Sep 11 | | 400H | 49.07 | | | | 3 | | | | New York NY, USA | Samsung Diamond League | 11 Jun 11 | | 400H | 49.21 | | | | 1 | r2 | | | Stockholm, SWE | Spar European Team Championships | 18 Jun 11 | | 2010 SEN Swansea/UWIC | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 400 | 46.38 | | | | 1 | | | | Cardiff | Welsh Senior Championships | 12 Jun 10 | | 400 | 46.84 | | | | 8 | | | | Gateshead | Aviva British Grand Prix | 10 Jul 10 | | 400 | 48.23 | | | | 1 | h3 | | | Cardiff | Welsh Senior Championships | 12 Jun 10 | | 400H | 47.88 | | | | 1 | | | | Split, CRO | IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup | 4 Sep 10 | | 400H | 48.12 | | | | 1 | | | | Barcelona, ESP | European Championships | 31 Jul 10 | | 400H | 48.26 | | | | 2 | | | | Brussels, BEL | Memorial Van Damme IAAF Diamond League | 27 Aug 10 | | 400H | 48.49 | | | | 5 | | | | Lausanne, SUI | Athletissima IAAF Diamond League | 8 Jul 10 | | 400H | 48.52 | | | | 1 | | | | Delhi, IND | Commonwealth Games | 10 Oct 10 | | 400H | 48.77 | | | | 1 | | | | Birmingham | Aviva European Trials and UK Championships | 27 Jun 10 | | 400H | 48.96 | | | | 2 | | | | Bydgoszcz, POL | European Athletics Festival | 6 Jun 10 | | 400H | 49.05 | | | | 2 | | | | Ostrava, CZE | Zlatá Tretra IAAF World Challenge Meeting | 27 May 10 | | 400H | 49.05 | | | | 3 | | | | Oslo, NOR | IAAF Diamond League | 4 Jun 10 | | 400H | 49.09 | | | | 3 | | | | Crystal Palace | Aviva London Grand Prix Diamond League | 13 Aug 10 | | 400H | 49.48 | | | | 1 | s1 | | | Barcelona, ESP | European Championships | 29 Jul 10 | | 400H | 49.53 | | | | 1 | A | | | Bergen, NOR | European Team Championships | 19 Jun 10 | | 400H | 49.98 | | | | 1 | h2 | | | Delhi, IND | Commonwealth Games | 9 Oct 10 | | 400H | 50.11 | | | | 1 | h4 | | | Barcelona, ESP | European Championships | 28 Jul 10 | | 400H | 50.93 | | | | 1 | h1 | | | Birmingham | Aviva European Trials and UK Championships | 26 Jun 10 | | 2009 SEN Swansea/UWIC | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 200 | 21.6 | | 0.0 | | 4 | | | | Cardiff | Welsh Open Senior Championships | 13 Jun 09 | | 200 | 22.25 | | -2.4 | | 2 | h3 | | | Cardiff | Welsh Open Senior Championships | 13 Jun 09 | | 400L | 45.83 | | | | L3 | h1 | | | Berlin, GER | IAAF World Championships | 22 Aug 09 | | 400H | 48.27 | | | | 2 | s2 | | | Berlin, GER | IAAF World Championships | 16 Aug 09 | | 400H | 48.62 | | | | 1 | | | | Prague, CZE | Josef Odložil Memorial | 8 Jun 09 | | 400H | 48.68 | | | | 7 | | | | Berlin, GER | IAAF World Championships | 18 Aug 09 | | 400H | 48.71 | | | | 2 | | | | Bydgoszcz, POL | IX European Athletics Festival | 10 Jun 09 | | 400H | 48.76 | | | | 1 | h4 | | | Berlin, GER | IAAF World Championships | 15 Aug 09 | | 400H | 48.78 | | | | 3 | | | | Lucerne, SUI | Spitzen | 15 Jul 09 | | 400H | 49.04 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | Monte Carlo, MON | Herculis Meeting | 28 Jul 09 | | 400H | 49.07 | | | | 1 | | | | Birmingham | Aviva World Trials & National Championships | 12 Jul 09 | | 400H | 49.19 | | | | 3 | | | | Madrid, ESP | Meeting Madrid 2009 | 4 Jul 09 | | 400H | 49.26 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | Leiria, POR | Spar European Team Championships | 20 Jun 09 | | 400H | 49.53 | | | | 5 | | | | Crystal Palace | Aviva London Grand Prix | 25 Jul 09 | | 400H | 49.81 | | | | 1 | 3 | | | Pavia, ITA | EAP Meeting | 10 May 09 | | 400H | 50.23 | | | | 1 | | | | Loughborough | McCain Loughborough International | 17 May 09 | | 400H | 51.27 | | | | 3 | | | | Padua, ITA | Meeting Citta' Di Padova | 30 Aug 09 | | 400H | 51.37 | | | | 1 | h1 | | | Birmingham | Aviva World Trials & National Championships | 11 Jul 09 | | 2008 U23 Swansea/UWIC | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 200 | 21.73 | w | 2.7 | | 5 | A | | | Derby | British Athletics League National 2 | 16 Aug 08 | | 200 | 22.35 | | -1.7 | | 5 | A | | | Swansea (SL) | British Athletics League National 2 | 2 Aug 08 | | 400H | 49.53 | | | | 1 | | | | Rovereto, ITA | Quercia | 10 Sep 08 | | 400H | 49.79 | | | | 6 | | | | Madrid, ESP | Meeting Madrid | 5 Jul 08 | | 400H | 50.07 | | | | 4 | | | | Gateshead | Aviva Grand Prix | 31 Aug 08 | | 400H | 50.17 | | | | 5 | | | | Lucerne, SUI | Spitzen | 16 Jul 08 | | 400H | 50.37 | | | | 3 | | | | Dubnica, SVK | Athletics Bridge Meeting | 7 Sep 08 | | 400H | 50.86 | | | | 1 | | | | Tampere, FIN | Tampere Games | 11 Jun 08 | | 400H | 51.0 | | | | 1 | A | | | Abingdon | British Athletics League National 2 | 7 Jun 08 | | 400H | 51.08 | | | | 3 | | | | Birmingham | Aviva National Championships inc Olympic Trials | 13 Jul 08 | | 400H | 51.82 | | | | 1 | h1 | | | Birmingham | Aviva National Championships inc Olympic Trials | 12 Jul 08 | | 400H | 52.62 | | | | 1 | A | | | Derby | British Athletics League National 2 | 16 Aug 08 | | 2007 U23 Swansea/UWIC | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 60 | 7.10 | i | | | 4 | | | | Cardiff | UWIC Grand Prix 2 & Inter University Match | 20 Jan 07 | | 200 | 22.45 | i | | | 1 | 1 | | | Cardiff | UWIC Grand Prix 2 & Inter University Match | 20 Jan 07 | | 400 | 46.81 | | | | 1 | | | | Bedford | BUSA Championships | 7 May 07 | | 400 | 47.26 | i | | | 2 | A | | | Sheffield | BUSA Indoor Championships | 11 Mar 07 | | 400 | 47.35 | i | | | 1 | 5 | | | Vienna, AUT | Indoor Classic Vienna | 30 Jan 07 | | 400 | 47.56 | i | | | 6 | 2 | | | Birmingham | Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix | 17 Feb 07 | | 400 | 47.57 | i | | | 1 | 2 | | | Budapest, HUN | Budapest International Meeting | 26 Jan 07 | | 400 | 47.90 | i | | | 1 | s3 | | | Sheffield | BUSA Indoor Championships | 10 Mar 07 | | 400 | 48.02 | i | | | 3 | B | | | Stockholm, SWE | GE Galan | 20 Feb 07 | | 400 | 48.10 | i | | | 1 | 1 | | | Bratislava, SVK | Elán Indoor Meeting | 28 Jan 07 | | 400 | 48.4 | i | | | 1 | A | | | Cardiff | Welsh Open Senior Championships | 13 Jan 07 | | 400 | 48.63 | i | | | 4 | h5 | | | Sheffield | Norwich Union European Indoor Trials | 10 Feb 07 | | 400 | 48.80 | | | | 1 | s2 | | | Bedford | BUSA Championships | 6 May 07 | | 400 | 48.92 | | | | 1 | h2 | | | Bedford | BUSA Championships | 5 May 07 | | 400 | 49.78 | | | | 5 | | | | La Laguna, ESP | La Lugana, ESP | 16 Jun 07 | | 400 | 50.10 | i | | | 1 | h2 | | | Sheffield | BUSA Indoor Championships | 10 Mar 07 | | 400H | 49.58 | | | | 1 | | | | Debrecen, HUN | European U23 Championships | 14 Jul 07 | | 400H | 50.02 | | | | 1 | | | | Palafrugell, ESP | Palafrugell, ESP | 26 May 07 | | 400H | 50.41 | | | | 1 | h2 | | | Debrecen, HUN | European U23 Championships | 13 Jul 07 | | 400H | DNS | | | | - | h4 | | | Sportcity | Norwich Union World Trials & AAA Championships | 27 Jul 07 | | 2006 U23 Swansea/UWIC | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 100 | 11.1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | Cheltenham | Cheltenham Open Meeting | 19 Jul 06 | | 300 | 34.15 | i | | | 2 | | | | Birmingham | Representative Match | 14 Feb 06 | | 400 | 47.13 | | | | 2 | | | | Bendigo, AUS | Bendigo, AUS | 12 Mar 06 | | 400 | 47.3 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | Cheltenham | Cheltenham Open Meeting | 19 Jul 06 | | 400 | 47.64 | i | | | 1 | | | | Glasgow | DM Hall Scottish Indoor Championships | 22 Jan 06 | | 400 | 47.72 | i | | | 1 | | | | Sheffield | BUSA Championships | 26 Feb 06 | | 400 | 48.11 | i | | | sf | | | | Glasgow | DM Hall Scottish Indoor Championships | 22 Jan 06 | | 400 | 48.29 | i | | | 1 | 1 | | | Cardiff | Inter-University Match | 15 Jan 06 | | 400L | 49.46 | i | | | L1 | | | | Glasgow | Norwich Union Indoor International | 28 Jan 06 | | 600 | 1:18.8 | i | | | 1 | | | | Birmingham | Representative Match | 14 Feb 06 | | 400H | 49.91 | | | | 2 | | | | Bydgoszcz, POL | European Athletic Festival | 1 Jun 06 | | 400H | 50.00 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | Geneva, SWI | Geneva, SUI | 11 Jun 06 | | 400H | 50.00 | | | | 2 | | | | Sportcity | Norwich Union European Trials inc AAA Champs | 16 Jul 06 | | 400H | 50.51 | | | | 1 | M | | | Loughborough | Loughborough International | 21 May 06 | | 400H | 50.52 | | | | 1 | | | | Swansea | British Athletics League National 2 | 3 Jun 06 | | 400H | 50.53 | | | | 1 | | | | Birmingham | BUSA Championships | 30 Apr 06 | | 400H | 50.66 | | | | 1 | | | | Cardiff | Welsh Championships | 18 Jun 06 | | 400H | 50.66 | | | | 3 | h2 | | | Gothenburg, SWE | European Championships | 9 Aug 06 | | 400H | 50.92 | | | | 1 | | | | Riga, LAT | Riga Cup | 27 May 06 | | 400H | 51.54 | | | | 1 | h1 | | | Sportcity | Norwich Union European Trials inc AAA Champs | 15 Jul 06 | | 400H | 52.21 | | | | 1 | h3 | | | Birmingham | BUSA Championships | 29 Apr 06 | | 2005 U20 Swansea/UWIC | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 200 | 22.1 | | | | 2 | B | | | Southampton | Divison 4 | 25 Jun 05 | | 200 | 22.29 | i | | | 1 | | | | Cardiff | CARDIFF OPEN Cardiff | 17 Dec 05 | | 200 | 22.64 | i | | | 1 | s4 | | | Sheffield | BRITISH UNIVERSITIES' CHAMPIONSHIPS | 27 Feb 05 | | 200 | 22.81 | i | | | 1 | h6 | | | Sheffield | BRITISH UNIVERSITIES' CHAMPIONSHIPS | 27 Feb 05 | | 200 | 22.83 | i | | | ht | | | | Cardiff | WELSH CHAMPIONSHIPS NIAC, Cardiff | 9 Jan 05 | | 200 | 22.84 | i | | | 2 | | | | Cardiff | WELSH CHAMPIONSHIPS NIAC, Cardiff | 9 Jan 05 | | 300 | 35.83 | i | | | 1 | E | | | Birmingham | SERVICES AND UNIVERSITIES MATCH NIA, Birmingham | 10 Feb 05 | | 400 | 47.56 | | | | 1 | | | | Derby | Derby Challenge | 14 Aug 05 | | 400 | 48.15 | | | | ht | | | | Cardiff | Welsh Champs | 29 Aug 05 | | 400 | 48.32 | | | | 3 | | | | Manchester (SC) | UK Challenge Final | 3 Sep 05 | | 400 | 48.53 | | | | 1 | | | | Cardiff | WELSH JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS | 18 Jun 05 | | 400 | 48.68 | | | | 1 | | | | Bedford | Division 4 | 30 Jul 05 | | 400 | 49.0 | | | | 1 | | | | Southampton | Divison 4 | 25 Jun 05 | | 400 | 49.02 | | | | 5 | | | | Cardiff | Welsh Champs | 29 Aug 05 | | 400H | 51.14 | | | | 2 | | | | Kaunas, LTU | | 23 Jul 05 | | 400H | 52.19 | | | | 2 | | | | Bedford | AAA U23U20 Champs | 3 Jul 05 | | 400H | 52.47 | | | | 2 | | | | Glasgow (S) | BUSA Champs | 2 May 05 | | 400H | 52.66 | | | | 3 | h3 | | | Sportcity | AAA Championships | 9 Jul 05 | | 400H | 52.89 | | | | 2 | | | | Loughborough | Loughborough | 22 May 05 | | 400H | 52.90 | | | | 3 | | | | Bangor (NI) | NORTH DOWN INTERNATIONAL GAMES Bangor | 24 Jun 05 | | 400H | 53.60 | | | | 3 | h3 | | | Glasgow (S) | BUSA Champs | 2 May 05 | | 400H | 53.88 | | | | 2 | h1 | | | Bedford | AAA U23U20 Champs | 2 Jul 05 | | 400H | 54.01 | | | | 1 | | | | Cardiff | SCHOOLS U20 INTERNATIONAL | 12 Jul 05 | | 400H | 54.05 | | | | 1 | | | | Bedford | Division 4 | 30 Jul 05 | | 400H | 55.03 | | | | 1 | | | | Cardiff | WELSH JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS | 18 Jun 05 | | 400H | 55.32 | | | | 4 | | | | Cardiff | Welsh Champs | 29 Aug 05 |
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