Andy Turner (athlete)

Andrew Turner ( Steven Malcolm Andrew "Andy" Turner, born 19 September 1980 in Chelmsford ) is a British hurdler who specializes in the 110- meter track.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he was eliminated in the flow. In 2006 he won the bronze medal in both the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where he started for England, as well as at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.

In 2007, he was fourth on 60 m hurdles at the European Indoor Championships in Birmingham and reached at the World Championships in Osaka the semifinals. At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 he reached the quarter-finals. The following year he was again at the European Indoor Championships in Turin and was eliminated in fourth at the World Championships in Berlin in the flow.

In 2010 he won the gold medal at both the European Championships in Barcelona as well as at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

At the World Championships in Daegu, he was with a time of 13.44 after the disqualification of Dayron Robles of third parties see

Andrew Turner is coached by Lloyd Cowan and starts for Sale Harriers Manchester. In his youth he played before joining the Athletics in the football club Notts County.

Personal Best

  • 60m hurdles (Hall ): 6.79 s 25 February, 2009, Piraeus
  • 110m hurdles: 13.27 s 29 August, 2007, Osaka
  • 100 m: 10.32 s 17 May, 2009, Manchester
  • 200 m: 20.93 s, July 16, 2006 Manchester
2010 European Athletics Championships 2006 European Athletics Championships Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships 2009 World Championships in Athletics 2010 Commonwealth Games Notts County F.C. Martin Lauer Eddy Ottoz Frank Siebeck Guy Drut Colin Jackson
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