Zak Seddon
 Seddon in 2013 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 June 1994 Twyford, England | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Florida State University | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 3000 m steeplechase | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida State Seminoles | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Bracknell AC[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jeff Seddon | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zak William Seddon (born 28 June 1994) is an English runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[3] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
Biography
Seddon was born in Berkshire, the second of four children to Jeffrey and Kathryn (née Beards). His younger brother is the Motherwell F.C footballer Steve Seddon. He also has an older sister, Danielle, and a younger brother, Matthew.
He won a gold medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships and competed for Great Britain at the 2017 World Championships.
Seddon was twice British 3000 metres steeplechase champion after winning the British Athletics Championships in 2018 and 2019.[5][6]
At the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he represented Great Britain in the steeplechase event.[4]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain
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| 2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 2nd (B) | 2000 m s'chase | 5:52.13 |
| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 5th | 2000 m s'chase | 5:40.62 |
| Commonwealth Youth Games | Douglas, Isle of Man | 1st | 2000 m s'chase | 5:41.81 | |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 9th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:45.18 |
| 2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:45.91 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 22nd (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:32.84 |
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 6th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:39.30 | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:37.28 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 15th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:40.23 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 40th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:43.29 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 24th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:46.74 |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 10th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:28.50 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 1500 metres – 3:42.02 (Walnut 2015)
- One mile – 3:58.90 (London 2019)
- 3000 metres – 8:08.61 (London 2012)
- 5000 metres – 00:14:51 (Portsmouth 2022)[8]
- 2000 metres steeplechase – 5:36.19 (Solihull 2017)
- 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:21.28 (Rome 2019)
Indoor
- One mile – 4:04.03 (Boston 2016)
- 3000 metres – 7:58.95 (Sheffield 2017)
References
- ^ EAA profile
- ^ Power of 10 profile
- ^ Zak Seddon at World Athletics
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "All-Athletics profile". Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Great Run". Great Run. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
External links