Andy Vernon

Andy Vernon

Vernon (left) at the 2014 European Championships.
Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1986-01-07) January 7, 1986 Fareham, United Kingdom
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb) (2014)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long distance
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5000 M: 13:11.50 (2014) 10000 M: 27:53.65 (2012)
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for  Great Britain European Championships Silver 2014 Zürich 10000 m Bronze 2014 Zürich 5000 m European Cross Country Championships Bronze 2013 Belgrade Individual Universiade Gold 2011 Shenzhen 5000 m

Andrew James Vernon (born 7 January 1986) is a British long-distance runner who runs for Aldershot, Farnham & District AC.

Career

Vernon finished third in both the individual and team events at the 2013 European Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

On 13 August 2014, whilst participating in the 2014 European Athletics Championships, Vernon achieved a season's best of 28:08.66 in the 10,000 metres, which won him a silver medal, his first senior individual track medal. He followed that up four days later with a second medal, a bronze in the 5000 metres.

Vernon is sponsored by running shoe brand Saucony and head torch and running accessories brand Silva. ^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  United Kingdom
2008	European U23 Championships	Brussels, Belgium	2nd	U23 m	25:04
2011	European Team Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	3rd	5000 m	13:40.15
	Summer Universiade	Shenzhen, China	1st	5000 m	14:00.06
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	2nd	10,000 m	28:06:66
			3rd	5000 m	14:09.48
Representing  England
2010	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	10th	10,000 m	29:44.91
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, Scotland	6th	5000 m	13:22.32

References

External links

• Andy Vernon profile at IAAF