Golden boy Gisborne storms to athletics glory
Gisborne, who is 16, not only took the U17 men’s 800m title but also clocked a record time for the event of one minute, 57.83 seconds.
It was a perfect start to what is a big year for the Hallamshire Harriers runner, who will be taking his GCSE exams alongside a bid to maintain his excellent progress in athletics.
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Hide AdLast year, he won the U17 men’s 800m outdoors title too and was fourth in the English Schools final. He is keen to record a sub-1.50 time in 2019, smashing his current personal best outdoors of 1.54.30.
Gisborne, who goes to Henry Fanshawe School in Dronfield, is on the Derbyshire Insititute of Sports programme.