Andy Turner - 110m Hurdles

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Andy was born and brought up in Nottingham and comes from a sporty family where his father and brother were both County standard Athletes. At school he was scouted by Nott's County Football Club, where he played for two years. He subsequently switched from Football to Athletics because of his love for the athletics.

In 1997, Andy won both the AAA's and English Schools' under 17 titles over the 100m hurdles in addition to being at the top of the Long Jump rankings. He was not a full time athlete until five years later in 2002, making his debut as a member of the under 23 Great Britain team in a match against Germany. He ran 13.97 for the 110m hurdles, braking 14 seconds for the first time.

Andy has been Britain’s top sprint hurdler since 2003, following his brilliant victory at the Loughborough International match. He then went on to make his debut as a senior at the European Cup in Florence, finishing in fifth place clocking 13.71, just 0.05 seconds outside of his fastest time ever.

In 2004, after a successful indoor season Andy was placed third in the European Cup smashing his personal best in a time of. A devastating injury, sustained to one of his quads ruined his preparation for the Olympics in Athens but determined not to miss his first Olympics, he decided to travel to Athens to give the hurdles his best shot. Whilst his courage and determination was admired it only saw him compete in the heats of the 110m hurdles.

In 2005, Andy was back on form and an impressive performance placed him as runner up at the AAA's, indoor and outdoor championships, narrowly missing out on the team selection for the World Championships in Helsinki.

Andy’s outstanding start to 2006 saw him setting three personal bests indoors, the first in January at the Glasgow International where he ran 7.72. A few weeks later he reduced it to 7.64 in his heat at the AAA’s in Sheffield, before he ran 7.70 to reward him with his first senior Indoor AAA’s title. He continued to make an impressing, setting a third pb in the 200m, running 21.27.

In March, he travelled to Australia to represent England at his first Commonwealth Games. He successfully achieved his goal by making the podium, winning the Bronze medal in 13.62 with a phenomenal performance in an exciting and extremely close final. At short notice, Andy was then drafted to run the first leg in the men's 4 x 100m relay, where he continued to prove what good shape he was in. Later that year, Andy gained valuable points for the GB Team, finishing 2^nd at the European Cup in Malaga with a pb of 13.47. His hard winter training paid off again in July when he won the 110m hurdles at the AAA Championships running an outstanding 13.24 in windy conditions. Clearly in great shape, Andy went to the European Championships in Gothenburg determined to bring back another medal. Although disappointed with his performance in the final, a time of 13.52 secured an impressive Bronze medal for Great Britain, making him the only GB athlete to win an individual medal at both the Commonwealth Games and the European Championships.

Andy has very little free time and is constantly juggling his busy training schedule with his two daughters and family life, however he always finds time to ensure his keen interest in nutrition is not disregarded. Andy is currently based in Sutton and coached by Lloyd Cowan. Off the track he is mad about motorbikes and gadgets. He is a big fan of Nottingham Forest FC and enjoys watching them whenever he is not playing himself. Andy is in demand as a model and has a variety of television experience having been in an advert for Ford as well as in an episode of Silent Witness.

 Andy studied Sport Science at Loughborough, where he graduated in 2001.

November 2006