Athlete Profile

John Bird

Club:	Ipswich/Loughborough Students
Gender:	Male
Age Group:	SEN
County:	Suffolk
Region:	East
Nation:	England

Lead Coach:	Rob Denmark	2015-
Previous Lead:	None	2012-2013
Previous Lead:	David Saker	-2012
Previous Lead:	Thomas Watson	2013-2015

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2013
BUCS Indoor 800m - 2nd

2012
England Senior 800m Champion
England Athletics U23 Championships 800m - 4th

2011
England Athletics U20 Championships 800m - 2nd
South of England U20 800m - 2nd

2006-7
UK Cross Challenge Champion U15

Best known performances

Event

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

Event

2006

2004

400

49.50

50.3

52.07

49.61

54.71

400

600

1:20.10

600

800

1:47.79

1:49.64

1:47.79

1:50.33

1:49.74

1:56.15

1:50.74i

1:50.8

1:50.29

2:01.8

1:57.86

2:02.34

800

2:10.6

1500

3:48.68i

3:56.10

3:53.52

4:06.3

4:03.4

4:13.16

4:21.64

1500

4:23.81

4:57.1

Mile

4:10.07

Mile

3000

8:30.43i

8:58.99

9:54.5

9:19.6

3000

9:36.35

2000SC

6:50.6

2000SC

parkrun

16:28

parkrun

Performances	Submit
2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

2018 SEN Ipswich/Loughborough Students
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
400	49.50		1	B		Harrow	Southern Athletics League Division 2E	18 Aug 18
800	1:49.64		4	A		Trafford	BMC Gold Standard Races	24 Jul 18
800	1:50.35		7	A		Watford	BMC Gold Standard Races	13 Jun 18
800	1:50.70		3	h2		Birmingham	British Championships (Inc European Trials)	30 Jun 18
800	1:50.78		5	B		Loughborough	BMC Grand Prix	23 Jun 18
800	1:52.01		3	A		Leixlip, IRL	Irish Milers Club Open / Le Cheile International	16 Jun 18
800	1:52.05		7	A		Watford	BMC Gold Standard Races	8 Aug 18
800	1:52.9		3			Sportcity	Manchester International Match (Inc Home Countries International)	15 Aug 18
800	1:54.27		2			Sportcity	CAU Inter-County Championships (Inc England Athletics Senior Championships)	29 Jul 18
800	1:55.29		1	h3		Sportcity	CAU Inter-County Championships (Inc England Athletics Senior Championships)	28 Jul 18
800	2:00.59		1	A		Harrow	Southern Athletics League Division 2E	18 Aug 18
2017 SEN Ipswich/Loughborough Students
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
400	50.3		1	A		Ipswich	Sweatshop Southern Athletics League Division 2E	20 May 17
800	1:47.79		2	A		Watford	BMC Gold Standard Races	14 Jun 17
800	1:48.84		2	A		Watford	BMC Grand Prix	24 Jun 17
800	1:48.90		1	B		Sportcity	BMC Grand Prix	27 May 17
800	1:49.68		3	h2		Birmingham	British Championships	1 Jul 17
800	1:50.2		3	B		Stretford	BMC Gold Standard Races	16 May 17
800	1:51.15		7			Birmingham	British Championships	2 Jul 17
800	1:52.3		1	A		Ipswich	Sweatshop Southern Athletics League Division 2E	20 May 17
2016 SEN Ipswich/Loughborough Students
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:50.33		2	6		Palo Alto CA, USA	Payton Jordan Invitational	1 May 16
800	1:50.40		9	C		Oordegem-Lede, BEL	IFAM Outdoor	28 May 16
800	1:50.63		5	A		Stretford	BMC Gold Standard Races	7 Jun 16
800	1:52.49		8	A		Belfast	Belfast International inc Irish Milers Club	7 May 16
800	1:52.78		8	h2		Birmingham	British Championships	25 Jun 16
1500	3:48.68	i	2	1		Cardiff	Cardiff Met Open (Featuring South West of England & Welsh Masters Championships)	23 Jan 16
1500	3:52.57	i	7	h2		Sheffield	British Athletics Championships	27 Feb 16
3000	8:30.43	i	2			Cardiff	Welsh Athletics International	7 Feb 16
2015 SEN Ipswich/Loughborough Students
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:49.74		3	h3		Birmingham	Sainsbury's British Championships	4 Jul 15
800	1:50.62		2	D		Watford	BMC Grand Prix	27 Jun 15
800	1:50.98		1	24		Watford	Watford Open Graded Meeting	17 Jun 15
800	1:53.05		7			Birmingham	Sainsbury's British Championships	5 Jul 15
1500	3:56.10		1	s2		Bedford	BUCS Championships	3 May 15
1500	4:04.28		4	h1		Bedford	BUCS Championships	2 May 15
1500	4:07.69		11			Bedford	BUCS Championships	4 May 15
parkrun	16:28		2		1	Cardiff	Cardiff parkrun # 413	12 Dec 15
9.8KXC	32:36		73			Liverpool	British Athletics Cross Challenge (inc European Trials & Liverpool & District/Mid Lancs Leagues)	28 Nov 15
2014 U23 Ipswich/Bath Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
400	52.07		1	B		Horspath	Sweatshop Southern Athletics League Division 2 North	12 Jul 14
800	1:56.15		1	A		Horspath	Sweatshop Southern Athletics League Division 2 North	12 Jul 14
1500	3:53.52		14	A		Watford	BMC Gold Standard Races	18 Jun 14
Mile	4:10.07		6	B		Oxford	BMC Grand Prix	19 Jul 14
ZXC	34:49		13			Leamington Spa	Birmingham League Division 1	8 Nov 14
2013 U23 Ipswich/Bath Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:50.74	i	2	A1		Lee Valley	London U20/Senior Games	27 Jan 13
800	1:52.73	i	1	A		Birmingham	Inter Varsity Meeting	6 Feb 13
800	1:53.07	i	2			Sheffield	BUCS Indoor Championships	24 Feb 13
800	1:54.26	i	1	s2		Sheffield	BUCS Indoor Championships	24 Feb 13
800	1:55.07	i	3	h2		Sheffield	British Athletics European Trials & UK Championships	9 Feb 13
800	1:55.47	i	2	h2		Lee Valley	South of England AA Championships day 1 inc. Pentathlon Championships	13 Jan 13
800	1:57.43	i	5			Lee Valley	South of England AA Championships day 1 inc. Pentathlon Championships	13 Jan 13
800	1:58.02	i	1	h9		Sheffield	BUCS Indoor Championships	23 Feb 13
2012 U23 Ipswich/Bath Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
400	49.61		2	4		Watford	Watford Open Graded Meeting	18 Apr 12
400	50.23		3	6		Watford	Watford Graded Open	11 Jul 12
600	1:20.10		1			Oxford	BMC Gold Standard Races (inc Oxford Festival of Miles)	28 Jul 12
800	1:50.8		1	A		Loughborough	Loughborough International	20 May 12
800	1:51.36		5	D		Solihull	BMC Grand Prix	21 Jul 12
800	1:52.19		3	s3		Birmingham	England Championships (Inc North & Midland Championships)	2 Jun 12
800	1:53.04		2	s4		Olympic Park	BUCS Championships	6 May 12
800	1:53.09		1			Birmingham	England Championships (Inc North & Midland Championships)	3 Jun 12
800	1:53.21		4			Bedford	Aviva England Athletics U20/U23 Championships	17 Jun 12
800	1:55.16		2	h2		Bedford	Aviva England Athletics U20/U23 Championships	16 Jun 12
800	1:56.69		3	h6		Olympic Park	BUCS Championships	5 May 12
800	1:56.84	i	4	A		Birmingham	Inter Varsity Match	8 Feb 12
800	1:56.86		2	h5		Birmingham	England Championships (Inc North & Midland Championships)	2 Jun 12
800	1:56.88	i	1	h6		Sheffield	BUCS Indoor Championships	25 Feb 12
800	1:57.21	i	2	s3		Sheffield	BUCS Indoor Championships	25 Feb 12
800	2:00.36		5	h4		Birmingham	Aviva British Championships inc. Olympic Trials	23 Jun 12
800	2:02.2		1	A		Ipswich	Southern Athletics League Division 2 NE	1 Sep 12
1500	4:06.3		2	A		Ipswich	Southern Athletics League Division 2 NE	1 Sep 12
ZXC	17:08		4			Bristol	Gwent League	3 Mar 12
ZXC	35:47		3			Brecon	Gwent League	10 Nov 12
2011 U20 Ipswich/Bath Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:50.29		2			Bedford	Aviva U20/U23 Championships (inc European Trials)	26 Jun 11
800	1:52.81		2			Ashford	South of England U20 / Senior Championships	19 Jun 11
800	1:53.00		4	s2		Bedford	BUCS Championships	1 May 11
800	1:53.52		2	h1		Bedford	Aviva U20/U23 Championships (inc European Trials)	25 Jun 11
800	1:53.96	i	1	B		Birmingham	Inter Varsity Match	9 Feb 11
800	1:55.86	i	4	s1		Sheffield	BUCS Indoor Championships	19 Feb 11
800	1:56.2		1	h5		Bedford	BUCS Championships	30 Apr 11
800	1:56.51		8			Bedford	BUCS Championships	2 May 11
800	1:56.54	i	1	2		Lee Valley	London U20/Senior Games	30 Jan 11
800	1:56.6		2	A		Erith	Southern Men's League Division 1	7 May 11
800	1:56.86	i	3	h6		Sheffield	BUCS Indoor Championships	19 Feb 11
800	1:58.62		1	h2		Ashford	South of England U20 / Senior Championships	18 Jun 11
800	1:59.5	i	1	h2		Lee Valley	SEAA Championships (inc U15/U17 Pentathlon)	9 Jan 11
800	2:02.5		1			Ipswich	Suffolk County Championships	15 May 11
1500	4:03.4		2			Ipswich	Suffolk County Championships	15 May 11
1500	4:11.1		1	A		Erith	Southern Men's League Division 1	7 May 11
ZXC	28:03		55			Birmingham	Inter Counties Championships	5 Mar 11
2010 U20 Ipswich
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:01.8		1			Bury St. Edmunds	Suffolk Schools Championships	19 May 10
8KXC	27:04		32			Birmingham	McCain UK Cross Challenge inc World Trials & Inter Counties	13 Mar 10
ZXC	23:27		2			St. Ives	Anglian Inter County Schools Championships	6 Feb 10
ZXC	25:40		67			Manchester	ESAA English Schools' Championships	20 Mar 10
ZXC	29:40		31			Parliament Hill	Southern Cross Country Championships	30 Jan 10
ZXC	36:19		48			Leeds	English National Championships	27 Feb 10
2009 U20 Ipswich
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:57.86		1	N		Watford	Watford Open Graded Meeting	1 Jul 09
800	1:59.0		1			Ipswich	Suffolk County Championships	10 May 09
800	1:59.80		3	2		Woodford	Woodford Green Open	9 Jun 09
800	1:59.8		1			Norwich	Anglian Schools Championships	20 Jun 09
800	2:00.56		2	14		Watford	Watford Open Graded Meeting	3 Jun 09
800	2:01.0		3	A		Luton	National Junior Athletic League Thames	24 May 09
800	2:03.0		1	A		Barking	National Junior Athletic League Thames	26 Jul 09
800	2:05.9		6	A		Hendon	National Junior Athletic League - Southern Promotional Final	30 Aug 09
1500	4:13.16		11	14		Watford	Watford Open Graded Meeting	12 Aug 09
3000	8:58.99		19	3		Watford	Watford Open Graded Meeting	29 Jul 09
2000SC	6:50.6		4	A		Hendon	National Junior Athletic League - Southern Promotional Final	30 Aug 09
5.994KL	20:49		35	L5		Aldershot	Southern Counties Men's 6-stage Relays	27 Sep 09
6KXC	21:24		6			Brussels, BEL	Lotto Crosscup	20 Dec 09
ZXC	20:51		3			Haughley Park	Suffolk County Championships	11 Jan 09
ZXC	21:52		42			Parliament Hill	English National Championships	21 Feb 09
ZXC	22:04		65			Nottingham	Inter Counties	7 Mar 09
ZXC	22:19		28			Hillingdon	Southern Championships	24 Jan 09
2008 U17 Ipswich
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
400	54.71					Watford	Watford Harriers Open Graded Meeting	13 Aug 08
800	2:02.34		4	13		Watford	Watford Harriers Open Graded Meeting	30 Jul 08
800	2:03.7		1			Bury St. Edmunds	Eastern Young Athletes' League	3 Aug 08
800	2:06.7					Peterborough	Anglian Schools Championships	21 Jun 08
800	2:08.4					Bury St. Edmunds	Suffolk Schools Champs	22 May 08
1500	4:21.64					Watford	Watford Harriers Open Graded Meeting	16 Jul 08
3000	9:54.5					Ipswich	Suffolk Championships	11 May 08
ZXC	16:35		4			Parliament Hill	London XC Championships	22 Nov 08
ZXC	NT		8			Holbrook	Suffolk Championships	6 Jan 08
2007 U17 Ipswich
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
3000	9:19.6		17			Watford	BMC Academy PB Classic	19 May 07
3000	9:26.30		24	A		Watford	Watford Open Graded Meeting	30 May 07
3000	9:26.9		3			Norwich	Anglian Schools Championships	16 Jun 07
3000	9:36.6					Bury St. Edmunds	Suffolk Schools	17 May 07
2006 U15 Ipswich
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:10.6		1			Ipswich	Eastern Young Athletes League	20 Aug 06
800	2:11.17		2	7		Watford	Watford Open Meeting	9 Aug 06
1500	4:23.81		7	h1		Gateshead	ESAA English Schools' Championships	7 Jul 06
1500	4:26.45		5	h2		Chelmsford	South of England U17/U15 Championships	28 May 06
1500	4:27.56		4			Eton	Southern U20/U15 Inter-Counties	26 Aug 06
1500	4:27.9		7	h2		Birmingham	AAA U17 & U15 Championships	5 Aug 06
1500	4:30.42		11			Chelmsford	South of England U17/U15 Championships	28 May 06
1500	4:35.8		2			Ipswich	Suffolk County Championships	13 May 06
3000	9:36.35		22			Watford	Watford Open Meeting	23 Aug 06
3000	9:41.00		3			Bedford	South of England Aa 3000M Championships	12 Aug 06
2004 U13 Ipswich
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	4:57.1		2			Tonbridge	Southern 1E	6 Jun 04
1500	4:58.5		2			Southend	UKA Young Athletes League Southern 1E	1 Aug 04
1500	5:06.0		2			Colchester	EAST ANGLIAN LEAGUE Colchester	25 Apr 04

Total Performances: 135

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UK Rankings

Event	AG	Year	Rank
400	U23	2012	67
400	ALL	2012	190
400	ALL	2014	767
400	U23	2014	178
400	ALL	2017	261
400	ALL	2018	159
600	ALL	2012	7
600	U23	2012	4
800i	U20	2011	8
800i	ALL	2011	43
800i	U23	2012	29
800i	U23	2013	2
800i	ALL	2013	11
800	U15	2006	110
800	U17	2008	150
800	ALL	2009	474
800	U20	2009	141
800	ALL	2010	948
800	U20	2010	301
800	ALL	2011	48
800	U20	2011	5
800	ALL	2012	68
800	U23	2012	20
800	ALL	2013	51
800	U23	2013	15
800	U23	2014	111
800	ALL	2014	373
800	ALL	2015	38
800	ALL	2016	50
800	ALL	2017	14
800	ALL	2018	39
800	ALL	AT	160
1500i	ALL	2016	16
1500	U13	2004	59
1500	U15	2006	32
1500	U20	2009	231
1500	ALL	2009	862
1500	ALL	2011	487
1500	U20	2011	114
1500	U23	2012	173
1500	ALL	2012	637
1500	ALL	2014	188
1500	U23	2014	63
1500	ALL	2015	273
1500	ALL	2016	103
Mile	ALL	2014	43
Mile	U23	2014	16
3000i	ALL	2016	69
3000	U15	2006	16
3000	U17	2007	88
3000	U17	2008	276
3000	U20	2009	102
3000	ALL	2009	421
3000	ALL	2016	176
2000SC	U20	2009	68
parkrun	ALL	AT	3755