About Colin McCourt
Born 1984. Colin McCourt is a British athletics competitor.
Colin McCourt (born 11 December 1984) is an English former middle distance runner.
Biography McCourt finished runner-up behind Andy Baddeley at the 2010 British Athletics Championships.
He represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
In 2017 McCourt hit the headlines for a bet he was undertaking. Having ballooned to 94 kg (14.8 stone) since retiring from athletics, he stands to win £1700 after finishing a 5k in under 16 minutes in 2017. If he failed he had to have the names of seventeen of his friends tattooed onto his back. He finished the race in 15:38 thus beating the bet significantly.
Achievements Representing 2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 14th (h) 1500m 3:46.66 2010 European Team Championships Bergen, Norway 1st 1500 m 3:46.70 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 9th 1500 m 3:44.78
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British athlete
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Colin McCourt was born on 11 December 1984.
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Colin McCourt is an athletics competitor.
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