John "Neil" Horsfield (born 7 December 1966) is a Welsh former athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.
Biography Horsfield won a silver medal in the 1500m at the 1985 European Junior Championships, before going on to represent Wales at two Commonwealth Games and Great Britain at the 1990 European Championships.
Horsfield won the 1990 AAA Championships 1500m title and twice won the UK Championship 1500m title (1987, 1990). His Mile run 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 Representing / 1984World Cross Country Championships (Junior race)East Rutherford, United States46th8 km22:431985World Cross Country Championships (Junior race)Lisbon, Portugal24th8.2 km24:19European Junior ChampionshipsCottbus, Germany2nd1500 m3:45.391986Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh, United Kingdom9th1500 m3:57.081990Commonwealth GamesAuckland, New Zealand15th (sf)800 m1:49.9316th (h)1500 m3:49.34European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia9th1500 m3:40.59(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf)
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