Nathan Woodward (born 17 October 1989) is a British

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete, competing in the 400 metre hurdles. Born in

Solihull Solihull (, or ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in West Midlands County, England. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 Census. Solihull is situated on the River Blyth ...

, he attended Water Orton Primary School and The Coleshill Secondary School. At age 11 he took up

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and excelled in the

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and in combined events, before switching to the 400 metre hurdles at age 16. After his A levels he moved to Loughborough University to study Human Biology and pursue his athletics career. He competed at his first senior championship in 2010, finishing fourth in his semi-final at the

2010 European Athletics Championships The 2010 European Athletics Championships were the 20th edition of the European Athletics Championships, organised under the supervision of the European Athletic Association. They were held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, C ...

. He won a silver medal at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships, behind countryman Jack Green. Nathan was selected for the British team for the

2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011. The United States topped the medal standings in th ...

, in the 400m hurdles. He finished second in his heat to advance to the semi-finals, in which he finished sixth and was eliminated. In 2012, he finished third in the UK Olympic trials, behind Dai Greene and Jack Green, who secured their places, leaving the third place to be decided at the European Championships. Rhys Williams won gold in the 400 hurdles at the

2012 European Athletics Championships The 2012 European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland between 27 June and 1 July 2012. This edition marks the beginning of a new two-year cycle of the European Athletics Championships which were previously held every four years. ...

, whereas Woodward finished seventh as he was just recovering from an injury. He was therefore not selected for the 2012 Olympic team despite having the A Standard.

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Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Woodward, Nathan 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Solihull English male sprinters English male hurdlers British male sprinters British male hurdlers World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain British Athletics Championships winners Alumni of Loughborough University