Tom Bosworth

Tom Bosworth

Bosworth in training for Commonwealth Games 2010
Personal information
Birth name Thomas Stewart Bosworth
Full name Tom Bosworth
Nickname(s) 'Bozzy'
Nationality British
Born (1990-01-17) 17 January 1990
Sevenoaks
Residence Leeds
Website www.tombosworth.com
Sport
Country England, United Kingdom
Sport Race walking
Event(s) 20km
College team Leeds Met Carnegie
Club Tonbridge AC
Coached by Andi Drake (Peter Selby)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 1:20:13 for 20k

Thomas Stewart "Tom" Bosworth (born 17 January 1990) is a British race walker who holds three British records. He is currently ranked 1st overall in the UK for 20 km. His current PB leaves him 3rd on the 20k British All-Time list, only 17 seconds from the 20k British record. He is the British Record Holder for the 10k race walk, 39:36, set in 2015 along with the 5000m race walk, 19:16, set in 2014.

Bosworth currently trains full-time at the UK Race Walking centre in Leeds, at Leeds Met University.

Bosworth was also selected to carry the Olympic Torch through Potternewton, Leeds.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  United Kingdom
2009 European Race Walking Cup (U20) Metz, France 39th 10 km walk 52:01
2011 European Race Walking Cup Olhão, Portugal 29th 20 km walk 1:32:48
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 72nd 20 km walk 1:28:43
2013 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 31st 20 km walk 1:27:42
2014 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 43rd 20 km walk 1:22:53
European Championships Zurich, Switzerland 12th 20 km walk 1:23:17
2015 European Race Walking Cup Murcia, Spain 16th 20 km walk 1:23:54
World Championships Beijing, China 24th 20 km walk 1:23:58
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th 20 km walk 1:20:13
Representing  England
2009 EAA Race Walking Permit Race Lugano, Switzerland 8th 10 km walk 45:29
2010 XIX Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 11th 20 km walk 1:30:44
2010 EAA Race Walking Permit Race Bedford, England 7th 20 km walk 1:28:24
2012 EAA Race Walking Permit Race Lugano, Switzerland 28th 20 km walk 1:25:49
2012 EAA Race Walking Permit Race A Coruña, Spain 13th 20 km walk 1:24:49
2013 EAA Race Walking Permit Race Podebrady, Czech Republic 14th 20 km walk 1:24:44
2014 EAA Race Walking Permit Race Lugano, Switzerland 21st 20 km walk 1:25:45
2014 EAA Race Walking Permit Race Podebrady, Czech Republic 10th 20 km walk 1:22:20

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Time Venue Date Notes
3000 metres race walk 11:30.05 Sheffield, England 15 February 2015
5000 metres race walk 19:16.00 Birmingham, United Kingdom 29 June 2014
10 Kilometres race walk 39:36.00 Coventry, United Kingdom 1 March 2015
20 Kilometres race walk 1:20:13.00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 19 August 2016

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Personal life

Bosworth came out as gay on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show on 13 October 2015.[2] In the interview he explained that his family, friends and fellow sports athletes had known that he was gay for a number of years and the coming out was to a wider audience part to answer lingering questions from fans and to be himself. In the interview he told the BBC that he had been in "a really happy relationship" for the last four-and-a-half years.[3] He proposed to and was accepted by his now-fiancé, Harry Dineley on Copacabana Beach during the Rio Olympics.[4]

References

  1. ↑ IAAF Athlete Profile Tom Bosworth
  2. ↑ "Tom Bosworth: British Olympics hopeful comes out as gay". BBC Sport. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Tom Bosworth & partner Harry Dineley". Tom Bosworth Instagram Account. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Hunt, Elle (16 August 2016). "Olympic marriage proposals continue with Tom Bosworth popping question to boyfriend" – via The Guardian.
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