Josh Kerr (runner)
Josh Kerr (born 8 October 1997) is a Scottish middle-distance runner who competes primarily in the 1500 metres. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist at the event. Kerr placed sixth at the 2019 World Championships. He won a gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships, and represented Great Britain at the 2017 World Championships but did not reach the semifinals. During the 2021 Tokyo Games, Kerr claimed a bronze medal in his specialist event after posting personal best time of 3m 29.05s, narrowly missing out on the silver. On 27 February 2022 , he set a European mile indoor record (third all-time in the world), and 1500 m & mile British and Scottish indoor records to claim victory at the Boston University Last Chance Meet. With his time of 3:48.87 and 1500m split of 3:32.86 en route, he broke Eamonn Coghlan's European mile record dating back to 1983, and two Peter Elliott's UK bests, which were set in 1990. Personal bests. Information taken from World Athletics profile.