Josh Kerr (runner)
British middle-distance runner
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Josh Kerr is a Scottish middle-distance runner who competes primarily in the 1500 metres. A double World Champion, he won a gold medal in the event at the 2023 World Championships, a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships. Indoors he is the 2024 World Indoor champion in the 3000 metres. He holds the world record time in the indoor 2 mile and the European record in the indoor mile, along with the British record in the outdoor mile.
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Kerr & Johnson-Thompson head GB Olympics athletics squadWorld champions Josh Kerr and Katarina Johnson-Thompson lead Team GB's athletics medal hopes for the Paris 2024 Olympics.BBC Sport - Published | |
Kerr 'guarantees' GB 1500m medals at OlympicsJosh Kerr thinks British Olympic medals are a certainty this summer at 1500m as the Scot set his sights on gold in Paris.BBC Sport - Published | |
Kerr breaks British mile record in Diamond League winWatch Josh Kerr break Steve Cram's British mile record, with the Scot running 3:45.34 to beat Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen in Eugene.BBC Sport - Published | |
Kerr breaks Cram's 39-year-old British mile recordGreat Britain's Josh Kerr and Keely Hodgkinson both put in impressive performances to win their races at the Diamond League meet in Eugene, Oregon.BBC Sport - Published | |
Kerr-Ingebrigtsen rivalry 'good for sport'British World champion Josh Kerr says he is only focused on winning, not other athletes, as Olympic 1500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen says their rivalry is “good for the sport”.BBC Sport - Published | |
Kerr keeps his head amid Saturday night bedlamJosh Kerr overcomes emotion and his rivals to claim a second world title in nine months as Glasgow hails home hero.BBC Sport - Published | |
GB's Kerr and Caudery win world golds in GlasgowGreat Britain's Josh Kerr and Molly Caudery win stunning golds in front of an electric home crowd at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.BBC Sport - Published | |
Dominant Kerr wins 3,000m world indoor titleBritain's Josh Kerr dominates the 3,000m final to win the world indoor title in front of his home fans in Glasgow.BBC Sport - Published | |
Kerr eyes Glasgow gold before Paris date with destinyBritain's Josh Kerr is targeting world indoor gold in Glasgow this weekend as he prepares for the Paris 2024 Olympics.BBC Sport - Published | |
Kerr and Muir named in GB squad for World IndoorsJosh Kerr and Laura Muir are named in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for March's World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.BBC Sport - Published | |
Kerr predicts 'at least one' Scottish 1500m medal in ParisJosh Kerr believes it can be a "special year" for Scottish athletics with "at least one medal" in the 1500m at the Paris Olympics.BBC Sport - Published | |
Advent calendar day 22: GB's Kerr wins 1500m goldWatch the moment Britain's Josh Kerr holds off a challenge from favourite Jakob Ingebrigtsen to win gold in the world 1500m final.BBC Sport - Published | |
Kerr 'has known for 14 years Paris gold is aim'World 1500m champion Josh Kerr has been preparing for the Paris Games for 14 years and is "ready to be an Olympic champion" next summer.BBC Sport - Published | UK Athletics announces funding list for Olympic yearWorld champions Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Josh Kerr are among those given the highest level of UK Athletics funding going into next year's Olympic Games.BBC Sport - Published |
GB's Kerr narrowly beaten after photo finishGreat Britain's Josh Kerr is narrowly beaten by American Yared Nuguse in the men's 1500m at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich.BBC Sport - Published | High hopes for Paris as British stars shine at WorldsKeely Hodgkinson, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Josh Kerr will be among the British athletes targeting Olympic glory after world golds.BBC Sport - Published |
'Weird' - Johnson questions Ingebrigtsen's virus 'narrative'BBC Sport's Michael Johnson questions Jakob Ingebrigtsen's attempt to "push a narrative" that his 1500m final defeat by Britain's Josh Kerr was due to a virus, after the Norwegian said winning the..BBC Sport - Published | Kerr rewatches 1500m goldBritain's Josh Kerr rewatches his gold medal victory in the 1500m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, alongside Steve Cram and Jake Wightman.BBC Sport - Published |
'I threw 16 years in the sport at the last 200m'Great Britain's Josh Kerr says he "threw 16 years in the sport at the final 200m" to beat Jakob Ingebrigtsen to world 1500m gold.BBC Sport - Published | 'It's deja vu' - BBC pundits compare Kerr & Wightman 1500m goldsBBC pundits compare last year's 1500m winner Jake Wightman's performance with that of this year's champion, fellow Brit Josh Kerr.BBC Sport - Published |
Watch: BBC studio react to Briton Kerr's 1500m goldWatch the BBC studio reaction from former athletes Dame Denise Lewis and Michael Johnson as Great Britain's Josh Kerr wins gold in the men's 1500m final at the World Athletics Championships 2023.BBC Sport - Published | 'It's been a long time coming!' - Emotional Kerr reacts to 1500m goldGreat Britain's Josh Kerr says he "couldn't be prouder" as he wins gold in the men's 1500m final at the World Athletics Championships 2023.BBC Sport - Published |
