{"id":10570,"date":"2023-12-22T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/meet-the-athletes-josh-kerr\/"},"modified":"2023-12-22T12:11:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T10:11:20","slug":"meet-the-athletes-josh-kerr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/en\/meet-the-athletes-josh-kerr\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the athletes: Josh Kerr"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10570\" class=\"elementor elementor-10570 elementor-10515\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac80fb0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac80fb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e638005\" data-id=\"e638005\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d6c5c4 img-atl elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d6c5c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/KERR_Sito.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"KERR_Sito\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0OTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cucm9tYTIwMjQuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTlcLzA3XC9LRVJSX1NpdG8ucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/KERR_Sito.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10495\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/KERR_Sito.png 401w, https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/KERR_Sito-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3248880\" data-id=\"3248880\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" id=\"scheda-ath\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff66e2 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cff66e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Josh Kerr<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4133074 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4133074\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ac1f09 col-athl-mob elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"8ac1f09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7217c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b7217c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Date of birth<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; background-color: initial;\">October 8, 1997<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f3c37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23f3c37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Weight<strong><br \/>70 kg<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109a45f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"109a45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Height<strong><br \/>1,83 cm<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1048b76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1048b76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Nationality<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; background-color: initial;\">United Kingdom<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32ce910 col-athl-mob elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"32ce910\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6a12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a6a12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Discipline<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\">Middle distance<\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52237d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52237d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Medals:<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Olympics<br \/><\/span><strong><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd49\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f949.svg\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">World Cup<br \/><\/span><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f947.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd47\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f5da8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86f5da8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Social<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0738a e-grid-align-mobile-center elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"fa0738a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-2c74164\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joshhkerr\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3648b39 col-ath elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"3648b39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a6872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78a6872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Date of birth<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>October 8, 1997<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ba904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69ba904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Weight<strong><br \/>70 kg<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f62f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4f62f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Height<strong><br \/>1,83 cm<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fec85c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fec85c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Nationality<strong><br \/>United Kingdom<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e48394 col-ath elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"7e48394\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff988b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff988b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Discipline<strong><br \/>Middle distance<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69ee0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f69ee0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Medals:<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Olympics<br \/><\/span><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f949.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd49\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">World Cup<br \/><\/span><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f947.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd47\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-048bc0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"048bc0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Social<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e066636 e-grid-align-mobile-center elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"e066636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-2c74164\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joshhkerr\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a100e0d tab-ath elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a100e0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be942f7\" data-id=\"be942f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acaad95 elementor-tabs-alignment-center tab-descr elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"acaad95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1811\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1811\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Career Start<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1812\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1812\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Victories and Successes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1813\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1813\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Curiosities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1811\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Career Start<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1811\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1811\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>Josh Kerr is a British athlete born in Edinburgh on October 8, 1997. A middle-distance runner, it is in the 1,500-meter flat that he has achieved his greatest successes, such as a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 and a gold medal won at the World Championships in Budapest in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem;\">Early career<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">Josh Kerr grew up in an athletic family; his brother, Jake, plays rugby for the Bristol Bears team, as does their father John, who has a background as a professional player. Her mother, Jill, on the other hand, has a physical therapy practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">Kerr began his passion for athletics at the age of nine, but it was not until college that he began to compete in his first competitions, supported by his coach Danny Mackey, who had noticed him during his college days in New Mexico, where he had moved.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1812\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Victories and Successes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1812\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1812\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>After placing sixth at the World Championships in Doha in 2019, he won the bronze medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, where he also set a personal best of 3:29.05. Two years later, he took fifth place at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">It can be said that the real, almost unexpected success came in 2023, when he won the gold medal at the World Championships in Budapest. In this competition the favorite to win was Norway&#8217;s Jakob Ingebrigtsen, but for the second edition in a row he suffered a world defeat in the 1500 by a Briton (in Eugene it had been Jake Wightman).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1813\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Curiosities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1813\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1813\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>On the runway Kerr always wears sunglasses in very bright colors. He explained in several interviews that he uses them to gain a psychological advantage: by having such opaque lenses, opponents do not know where and what he is looking at.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">In addition to taking care of her nutrition and her workout program, Kerr also focuses on her mental aspect; in fact, she starts her day with at least 10 minutes of meditation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87235ee tog-disc elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-event-type-toggle elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"87235ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-active elementor-tab-title\" id=\"elementor-tab-title-1411\" tabindex=\"1411\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1411\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCareer Start\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: block;\" id=\"elementor-tab-content-1411\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1411\"><p>Josh Kerr is a British athlete born in Edinburgh on October 8, 1997. A middle-distance runner, it is in the 1,500-meter flat that he has achieved his greatest successes, such as a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 and a gold medal won at the World Championships in Budapest in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem;\">Early career<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">Josh Kerr grew up in an athletic family; his brother, Jake, plays rugby for the Bristol Bears team, as does their father John, who has a background as a professional player. Her mother, Jill, on the other hand, has a physical therapy practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">Kerr began his passion for athletics at the age of nine, but it was not until college that he began to compete in his first competitions, supported by his coach Danny Mackey, who had noticed him during his college days in New Mexico, where he had moved.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1412\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" tabindex=\"1412\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1412\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVictories and Successes\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1412\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1412\"><p>After placing sixth at the World Championships in Doha in 2019, he won the bronze medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, where he also set a personal best of 3:29.05. Two years later, he took fifth place at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">It can be said that the real, almost unexpected success came in 2023, when he won the gold medal at the World Championships in Budapest. In this competition the favorite to win was Norway&#8217;s Jakob Ingebrigtsen, but for the second edition in a row he suffered a world defeat in the 1500 by a Briton (in Eugene it had been Jake Wightman).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1413\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" tabindex=\"1413\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1413\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCuriosities\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1413\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1413\"><p>On the runway Kerr always wears sunglasses in very bright colors. 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