Neil Horsfield (born 7 December 1966) is a Welsh former athlete who competed mainly in the

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and

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. He won a silver medal in the 1500m at the 1985 European Junior Championships, before going on to represent Wales at two

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and Great Britain at the 1990 European Championships. Horsfield won the 1990 AAA Championships 1500m title and twice won the

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1500m title (

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). His

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best of 3:54.39 (1986) still stands as Welsh record. His 1500m best of 3:35.08 (1990) stood as the Welsh record for more than 30 years, before Jake Heyward broke it in June 2021 with a time of 3:33.99.

International competitions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horsfield, Neil 1966 births Welsh male middle-distance runners British male middle-distance runners Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales