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Max Burgin

Max Burgin is a British middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Max Burgin
Burgin in 2023
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (2002-05-20) 20 May 2002
Halifax, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
800 metres
ClubHalifax Harriers
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Max Burgin (born 20 May 2002) is a British middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.1 He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Biography

In 2022 Burgin became the British 800 metres champion after winning the title at the 2022 British Athletics Championships in a time of 1:44.54.2 He ran a new personal best of 1:43.52 in Turku, Finland on 14 June 2022 at the Paavo Nurmi Games, which was the fourth fastest British 800 time in history.3 He also won the 800m at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships.

After winning the 800 metres silver medal at the 2024 British Athletics Championships,4 Burgin was subsequently named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.5 He came 8th in the 800m final after achieving a new personal best of 1:43.50 in the semi-final.6

In May 2025 he lowered his personal best to 1:43.34 to finish second behind Tshepiso Masalela in the 800 metres race at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, finishing ahead of Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi.78 In August 2025 he won his second British outdoor title at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships.9 He was a finalist at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025 in the men's 800 metres, placing sixth overall in a new personal best time of 1:42.29. It was the first 800m race in history in which all eight competitors ran under 1:43.00.1011

In May 2026 returned to the Rabat stadium to win his first major Diamond League 800 metres, clocking 1:42.98 and beating Wanyonyi into a distant second.12

References

References

  1. Max Burgin at World Athletics
  2. Ingle, Sean (26 June 2022). "Max Burgin storms home to win 800m men's final at UK Championships". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. Calvert, Howard (16 June 2022). "Max Burgin records 4th fastest British 800m of all time". runnersworld.com. Runner's World. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. "High drama for Paris contenders at thrilling Olympic trials". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. "Kerr & Johnson-Thompson head GB Olympics athletics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. "Max Burgin vows to learn from Paris 2024 experience after debut Olympic final". North Wales Chronicle. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  7. "Burgin sets personal best at Diamond League Rabat". BBC Sport. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  8. "MAX BURGIN EXCELS IN RABAT WITH 1:43.34 PB FOR 800M". Athletics Weekly. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  9. "Max Burgin powers to 1:43.92 win over 800m at UK Champs". Athletics Weekly. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  10. "Wanyonyi runs championship record to win world 800m title in Tokyo". World Athletics. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  11. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  12. "Diamond League: Max Burgin beats Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi to win 800m in Morocco". BBC Sport. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
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