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Chris O'Hare

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Chris O'Hare
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 25)
West Linton, Scotland
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)1500m
College teamTulsa Golden Hurricane
Chris O'Hare (born 23 November 1990) is a British middle-distance runner.[1] 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. He was selected for the 1500m 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 1500m final for six years.[2]
He competed in the 1500 metres event at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships. O'Hare ran in the 1500m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where he finished sixth.[3]
He has a sister Olivia, who also studies at the University of Tulsa.[4]
He is a fan of Celtic FC.[2]

References[edit]

  1. Jump up ^ "Chris O'Hare". IAAF. Retrieved 12 March 2014. 
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Campbell, Alan (19 January 2014). "O'Hare chases medals to make name known at home". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 12 July 2014. 
  3. Jump up ^ Bathgate, Stuart (3 August 2014). "Commonwealth Games: O’Hare aims to be ‘class act’". scotsman.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014. 
  4. Jump up ^ "Athlete Feature - Chris and Olivia O'Hare". trackboundUSA. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2014. 

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