Elliot Giles

Elliot Levi Giles (born 26 May 1994) is an English middle-distance runner from Birmingham, specialising in the 800 metres. He is best known for winning the bronze at the 2016 European Championships.

Career
In August 2014, he had a serious motorcycle accident which prevented him from competing for two years.

His breakthrough year was 2016 when he became British champion over the distance, and was selected for the senior GB team for the first time at the European Athletics Championships where he won a surprise bronze medal. His new personal best of 1:45.54, set in the final, qualified him for the 2016 Summer Olympics. In Rio de Janeiro, however, he only managed seventh place in his heat which was not good enough for a place in the semifinals. In February 2021, he set a new British record for the 800 metres indoors, at the World Indoor Tour event in Torun, Poland. This record had stood since March 1983, when it was set by Seb Coe.

Elliot founded Vandervolt in 2020, an electric bicycle company www.vandervolt.co.uk The company began by selling electric bike conversion kits, allowing the customer to convert their conventional bicycle into electric bikes. In 2022 Vandervolt launched its first electric bicycle, known as the scrambler.

Personal bests
Outdoor Indoor
 * 800 metres – 1:44.56 (Doha 2020)
 * 1500 metres – 3:30.92 (London 2023)
 * One mile – 	3:52.49 (Gateshead 2021)
 * 800 metres – 1:43.63 (NR) (Torun 2021)
 * 1500 metres – 3:36.90 (Val-de-Reuil 2021)
 * One mile – 3:59.71 (London 2019)