Andy Vernon

Andy Vernon
Vernon in 2018
Personal information
Full nameAndrew James Vernon
NationalityBritish
Born (1986-01-07) 7 January 1986 (age 38)
Fareham, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb) (2017)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)5,000 metres
10,000 metres
Cross country
ClubAldershot, Farnham & District AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5,000 metres: 13:11.50
10,000 metres: 27:42.62
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Zürich 10,000 metres
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zürich 5000 metres
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Chia Senior Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Brussels Men's under-23
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Toro Men's under-23
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Belgrade Senior men
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen 5000 metres
European Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Stockholm 5000 metres
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Cheboksary 5000 metres

Andrew James Vernon (born 7 January 1986) is a British long-distance runner who specialised in the 5000 metres, the 10,000 metres on track and cross country running.[1] After the 2018 commonwealth games and started to concentrate on the roads winning Manchester Half Marathon with the aim of doing a full marathon in 2019. Vernon competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 10,000 metres. He has also competed in two Commonwealth Games, a World Indoor Championship and six World Cross Country Championships.[1][2] Vernon is a two-time European Athletics Championship medallist and a Summer Universiade gold medallist.[2] He currently competes for Aldershot, Farnham & District AC.

  1. ^ a b "Andrew Vernon / Profile". IAAF. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Andy Vernon". British Athletics. Retrieved 19 September 2016.