Chris O'Hare (born 23 November 1990) is a Scottish

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

who competes in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. He has represented Scotland at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

and Great Britain at the

2016 Olympic Games ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...

Personal life

O'Hare was born and brought up in

West Linton West Linton ( gd, Liontan Ruairidh) is a village and civil parish in southern Scotland, on the A702. It was formerly in the county of Peeblesshire, but since local government re-organisation in the mid-1990s it is now part of Scottish Borders. M ...

and attended Peebles High School. He subsequently completed a degree in

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at the

University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has a historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church and the campus architectural style is predominantly Collegiate Gothic. The school traces its origin to ...

in the United States, together with his sister Olivia. His younger brother Dominic competed in middle-distance running in Scotland. O'Hare is married and is a fan of

Celtic FC The Celtic Football Club, commonly known as Celtic (), is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow, which plays in the Scottish Premiership. The club was founded in 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty in the immigran ...

Running career

O'Hare was first recruited by University of Tulsa, where he specialized in the 800 m, 1500 m, and mile events. At the 2011 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships, O'Hare was runner-up in the men's mile behind Miles Batty from

BYU Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S ...

. O'Hare won the Mile at the NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 2012 with a time of 4:01.66 O'Hare was selected for the 1500 m at the 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

after he became the first Scottish athlete in over 35 years to top the UK rankings at the distance. At the Worlds he qualified for the final, where he finished 12th, becoming the first British athlete to qualify for the 1500 m final for six years. O'Hare competed in the 1500 metres event at the

2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the fifteenth edition of the international indoor track and field competition, organised by the IAAF. The event was held between 7–9 March 2014 at the Ergo Arena in Sopot, Poland. Prepar ...

. O'Hare ran in the 1500 m at the

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

, where he finished sixth. O'Hare ran in

2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres The men's 1500 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 15 and 17 August. Medalists Records Schedule Results Round 1 First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifina ...

where he earned bronze medal and finished third. O'Hare competed in

2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres The men's 1500 metres event at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March at 18:00 (heats) and on 7 March at 16:30 (final) local time. Medalists Results Heats Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fa ...

where he earned bronze medal and finished third. O'Hare was selected to compete in the 1500 metres event at the

. He progressed from the heats, but having come eleventh in his semi-final he didn't reach the final.

References

External links

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Chris O'Hare University of Tulsa profile

Chris O'Hare All Athletic profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:OHare, Chris 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from the Scottish Borders Scottish male middle-distance runners British male middle-distance runners Olympic male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain European Athletics Championships medalists British Athletics Championships winners Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's track and field athletes People educated at Peebles High School, Peeblesshire