Chris O'Hare

Chris O'Hare (born 23 November 1990) is a Scottish middle-distance runner who competes in the 1500 metres.[4] He has represented Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Chris O'Hare
O'Hare at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990
West Linton, Scotland
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)1500 m, mile
College teamTulsa Golden Hurricane
ClubEdinburgh AC[2]
Coached byTerrence Mahon[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 meters: 3:32.11[3]
Indoor mile: 3:52.91[3]
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
2014 Zürich1500 m
European Indoor Championships
2015 Prague1500 m
2019 Glasgow3000 m

Personal life

O'Hare was born and brought up in West Linton and attended Peebles High School. He subsequently completed a degree in sports science at the University of Tulsa in the United States, together with his sister Olivia.[5] His younger brother Dominic competed in middle-distance running in Scotland.[2] O'Hare is married and is a fan of Celtic FC.[6]

Running career

O'Hare was first recruited by University of Tulsa, where he specialized in the 800 m, 1500 m, and mile events. At the 2011 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships, O'Hare was runner-up in the men's mile behind Miles Batty from BYU.[7]

O'Hare won the MIle at the NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 2012 with a time of 4:01.66[8]

O'Hare was selected for the 1500 m at the 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow after he became the first Scottish athlete in over 35 years to top the UK rankings at the distance. At the Worlds he qualified for the final, where he finished 12th, becoming the first British athlete to qualify for the 1500 m final for six years.[6]

O'Hare competed in the 1500 metres event at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships. O'Hare ran in the 1500 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where he finished sixth.[9] O'Hare ran in 2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres where he earned bronze medal and finished third.

O'Hare competed in 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres where he earned bronze medal and finished third.

O'Hare was selected to compete in the 1500 metres event at the 2016 Olympic Games.[10] He progressed from the heats, but having come eleventh in his semi-final he didn't reach the final.

References
  1. Chris O'Hare Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. Chris O'Hare Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. Power of 10. "Profile of Chris O'HARE".
  4. "Chris O'Hare". IAAF. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  5. "Athlete Feature - Chris and Olivia O'Hare". trackboundUSA. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  6. Campbell, Alan (19 January 2014). "O'Hare chases medals to make name known at home". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  7. Colin Raunig (8 March 2012). "Runner's World: Fighting for a Chance". Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  8. Gambaccini, Peter (28 February 2013). "2012 NCAA Indoor Mile Champ Primed for Title Defense". Runner's World.
  9. Bathgate, Stuart (3 August 2014). "Commonwealth Games: O'Hare aims to be 'class act'". scotsman.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  10. Woods, Mark (16 August 2016). "Olympics: Chris O'Hare takes terrier attitude into 1500m". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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