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Andrew Pozzi

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Andrew Pozzi

Andrew William Pozzi (born 15 May 1992) is a retired British hurdling athlete. His greatest success was indoors; Pozzi was the 2017 European champion and the 2018 World Champion indoors at 60 metres hurdles. He was the 2012 UK 60 m and 110 m Champion and holds the record for the fastest ever 110 metre hurdles time run by a UK junior hurdler. The record time, 13.29 seconds, was set on 3 July 2011 in Mannheim, Germany at the Bauhaus Junior Gala. Pozzi was coached by Malcolm Arnold, the former coach of Olympic silver medalist and two-time World Championship gold medalist Colin Jackson and 400 m Olympic gold medalist John Akii-Bua. On 26 November 2011, Pozzi won "Outstanding Athlete of the Year" at the UK Athletics Awards. Dogged by repeated injuries from as far back as 2012, Pozzi announced his retirement on 4 July 2024.

Infobox

Nationality
British (English)
Born
(1992-05-15) 15 May 1992 (age 33)Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Height
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight
78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Men's athletics
Event(s)
60 metres hurdles110 metres hurdles
Club
Stratford-upon-Avon AC
Coached by
Malcolm Arnold
Personal best(s)
100 m Hurdles (U20): 13.29s60 m Hurdles: 7.43s100 m: 10.44s110 m Hurdles: 13.14s

Tables

· Personal bests
60 metres hurdles
60 metres hurdles
Event
60 metres hurdles
Best
7.43 s
Location
Birmingham, UK
Date
4 March 2018
100 metres
100 metres
Event
100 metres
Best
9.42 s
Location
Florida, USA
Date
20 April 2024
110 metres hurdles
110 metres hurdles
Event
110 metres hurdles
Best
13.14 s
Location
Paris, France
Date
1 July 2017
Event
Best
Location
Date
60 metres hurdles
7.43 s
Birmingham, UK
4 March 2018
100 metres
9.42 s
Florida, USA
20 April 2024
110 metres hurdles
13.14 s
Paris, France
1 July 2017

References

  1. All time male U20 UK rankings. United Kingdom Athletics. Retrieved on 6 July 2011.
    http://www.thepowerof10.info/rankings/rankinglist.aspx?event=110HU20M&agegroup=U20&sex=M&alltime=y
  2. Video of Andrew Pozzi winning the 110m hurdles at the Bauhaus Junior Gala Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
    http://www.leichtathletik.tv/v/andrew-pozzi-l%C3%A4uft-britischen-rekord
  3. Age proves no hurdle to legendary coach Malcolm Arnold. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 10 July 2011.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tomfordyce/2011/07/age_proves_no_hurdle_to_legend.html
  4. Pozzi honoured at star-studded UKA Awards Dinner Archived 30 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. More Than The Games.
    http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/rising-stars/2815877-pozzi-honoured-star-studded-uka-awards-dinner
  5. "GB's Pozzi retires from athletics after ankle injury"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/cgernzq27j0o
  6. "POZZI CALLS TIME ON ILLUSTRIOUS HURDLES CAREER"
    https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/pozzi-calls-time-on-illustrious-hurdles-career/
  7. The Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2018/08/11/katarina-johnson-thompson-excited-future-banishing-demons-european/
  8. "Andrew Pozzi"
    https://stratfordac.co.uk/2021/03/28/andrew-pozzi-european/
  9. "Athlete Profile"
    http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=26062
  10. Birmingham Games Results. Power of 10. Retrieved on 22 February 2012.
    http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=58245&event=60H&venue=Birmingham&date=5-Feb-12
  11. UK Indoor Championships Results. Power of 10. Retrieved on 22 February 2012.
    http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=57748&event=60H&venue=Sheffield&date=12-Feb-12
  12. IAAF World Indoor Championships Mens 60m Hurdles Quarter Final Results. Power of 10. Retrieved on 13 March 2012.
    http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=55752&event=60H&venue=Istanbul%2c+TUR&date=10-Mar-12
  13. IAAF World Indoor Championships Mens 60m Hurdles Semi-Final Results. Power of 10. Retrieved on 13 March 2012.
    http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=55752&event=60H&venue=Istanbul%2c+TUR&date=11-Mar-12
  14. IAAF World Indoor Championships Mens 60m Hurdles Final Results. Power of 10. Retrieved on 13 March 2012.
    http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=55752&event=60H&venue=Istanbul%2c+TUR&date=11-Mar-12
  15. "Pozzi breaks European age-19 best at BUCS Champs"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120610021835/http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/pozzi-breaks-european-age-19-best-at-bucs-championships/
  16. London 2012: Andrew Pozzi seals Olympic spot with 110m win. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 10 August 2012.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/athletics/18573995
  17. Team GB's Andrew Pozzi crashes out of 110m hurdles in moments. The Independent. Retrieved on 10 August 2012.
    https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/athletics/team-gbs-andrew-pozzi-crashes-out-of-110m-hurdles-in-moments-8015242.html
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