Sebastian Rodger
Sebastian William Gregory "Seb" Rodger (born 29 June 1991) is a British athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[4] In 2013, he won a silver medal at the European U23 Championships and reached the semifinals of the World Championships. He also represented Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![]() Sebastian Rodger in 2013 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Brighton, England, United Kingdom[1] | 29 June 1991
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2] |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 400 metres hurdles |
Club | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers[3] |
Coached by | Stephen King James Hillier (2013–2015) |
Career
Rodger, who was born in Brighton, began concentrating on the 400 metres hurdles in 2011, having previously been a decathlete with a personal best score of 7200 points in 2010. His personal best in the 400 metres hurdles is 49.19 seconds set in Tampere in 2013, when winning a silver medal at the European U23 Championships. He was a semi-finalist at the 2013 World Championships. In June 2016, he won the British Championship title in Birmingham in 49.45 secs, before running a season's best of 49.29 in Oordegem in July to seal Olympic selection. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he was eliminated in the heats running 49.54 secs.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:06.49 |
2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.19 |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 15th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.32 | |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 13th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.71 |
European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 11th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.47 | |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 23rd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.54 |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 4th (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:05.29 |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 20th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.30 |
References