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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | (1982-06-20)20 June 1982 (age 43) Upton, England | |||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | middle-distance | |||||||||||
| Club | Harrow AC | |||||||||||
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Andrew James Baddeley (born 20 June 1982)[1] is an English formermiddle-distance runner who competed at the2008 Summer Olympics and the2012 Summer Olympics.
Baddeley attendedCalday Grange Grammar School, and then graduated fromGonville and Caius College, Cambridge with a first in Engineering.[2]
He finished sixth in the1500 metres final at the2006 European Athletics Championships inGothenburg. He also representedEngland at the2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne[3] and has a silver medal from the2005 Summer Universiade.
He finished second in the 1500 metres final at theEuropean Cup in Athletics 2007 in Munich, with a time of 3:48.08 minutes.
At theBislett Games on 15 June 2007, Baddeley ran 3:51.95 for the mile which took almost 5 seconds off his personal best and moved him to 12th spot on the UK all time ranking list. He won the Dream Mile at the 2008 Bislett Games in a world leading time of 3:49.38, taking another 2 seconds off his lifetime best.[4]
Baddeley is a member of Harrow Athletics Club and competed in theBritish Athletics League matches when available for domestic duty.[5] He won the short race at theGreat Edinburgh International Cross Country in both 2008 and 2009.
He took part in the Beijing 2008 Olympics qualifying for the 1500m finals in which he finished in 8th place.[6]
He ran the1500 metres at the 2009 World Championships but only managed to reach the semi-finals. A month after the Championships, he competed in theFifth Avenue Mile and beatBernard Lagat andLeonel Manzano among others to win the race.[7] Also in 2009 he ran in the team which set aBritish record time of 14:54.57 in the4×1500 metres relay.
Going into the2010 European Athletics Championships, he had the European leading time of 3:34.50 (via a fifth-place finish at theBritish Grand Prix).[8] He failed to reach the podium in a tactical 1500 m final and he finished in sixth place behind the Spanish team inBarcelona.[9] He represented Europe at the2010 IAAF Continental Cup and finished in fifth place, one spot behind European championArturo Casado.[10] He returned to defend his Fifth Avenue Mile title but managed only third place on the occasion, finishing behindAmine Laâlou and Bernard Lagat.[11]
On 11 August 2012, Baddeley became the holder of the UKparkrun record by completing the 5 km multi-terrain course at the Bushy Park event in 13:48,[12] a record that stood for almost 11 years. It was surpassed byAndy Butchart at the Edinburgh parkrun on 24 June 2023.[13]
Baddeley was a four-timesBritish 1500 metres champion after winning the BritishAAA Championships title in 2006 and theBritish Athletics Championships in 2007, 2010 and 2012.[14][15]
In 2019, Baddeley founded media companyThe Running Channel with media executive Adam Tranter. The company raised £1 million in private investment to fund its international expansion. According to Baddeley, who is chief executive, the publisher reaches viewers in 120 countries, with a third of its audience located in the US.[16]
| Track | Event | Time | Date | Place |
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| Outdoor | 800 m | 1.46.32 | 30 June 2007 | Watford |
| 1000 m | 2:16.99 | 7 August 2007 | Stockholm | |
| 1500 m | 3:34.36+ | 6 June 2008 | Oslo | |
| One mile | 3:49.38 | 6 June 2008 | Oslo | |
| 3000 m | 7:39.86 | 25 May 2012 | Ostrava | |
| 5000 m | 13:20.99 | 5 March 2009 | Melbourne | |
| Half-Marathon | 1:16:09 | 17 August 2025 | Nottinghamshire | |
| Marathon | 2:53:49 | 3 December 2023 | Valencia | |
| parkrun | 5 km | 13:48.00 | 11 August 2012 | Bushy Park, London |
| Indoor | ||||
| 800 m | 1:48.67 | 11 February 2006 | Sheffield | |
| 1500 m | 3:37.50 | 28 January 2006 | Glasgow | |
| One mile | 3:53.23 | 21 January 2006 | New York City | |
| 3000 m | 7:45.10 | 26 January 2006 | Boston |
