Geordie Beamish

New Zealand long-distance runner (born 1996)

Geordie Beamish

Beamish after winning the 1500m at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships

Personal information
Born|  (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 28)
Hastings, New Zealand
Sport
Country| New Zealand
Sport| Track and Field
Events|

* 1500 m
* 3000 m
* 3000 m steeplechase
* 5000 m

University team| Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Club| On Athletics Club[1]
Coached by|

* Dathan Ritzenhein (2020–present)

Achievements and titles
Personal bests|

* 1500 m: 3:36.53 (San Juan Capistrano 2022)
* Mile: 3:49.09 (Eugene 2024)
* 3000 m: 7:42.39 (Rovereto 2021)
* 3000 m st.: 8:09.64 AR (Paris 2024)
* 5000 m: 13:14.79 (Montesson 2023)
* Indoor
* 1500 m: 3:36.54i (Glasgow 2024)
* Mile: 3:51.22i (Boston 2023)
* 3000 m: 7:34.88i+ (New York City 2024)
* 2 miles: 8:05.73i
* 5000 m: 13:04.33i AR (Boston 2024)
* Road
* 5 km: 13:36 NR (Boston 2022)

Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing  New Zealand
World Indoor Championships
| 2024 Glasgow | 1500 m

George Beamish (born 24 October 1996) is a New Zealand middle- and long-distance runner,[2] who won the 1500 metres at the 2024 World Indoor Championships. He holds the Oceania area record in the 3000 m steeplechase of 8:09.64 and the New Zealand record in the indoor 3000 m and 5000 m. He finished fifth at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 3000 m steeplechase.

## Collegiate career

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Beamish attended Northern Arizona University where he competed for the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks and was coached by Mike Smith.

### 2016

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On 30 January, Beamish made his debut for NAU running a 4:24.48 mile in Flagstaff. He would go on to compete in four indoor meets, setting a mile personal best of 4:07.59 at the Iowa State classic.[1]

In his debut collegiate cross country season, Beamish placed ninth at the Big Sky Championship and finished 97th at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.as the seventh man on the NAU championship winning squad.[3]

### 2017

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Indoors, Beamish set a personal best time in the 3000m of 8:10.06 at the Iowa State Classic.

He opened the outdoor season with a personal best of 13:53.59 over 5000 m at the Stanford Invitational, followed by a 3:41.87 1500 m personal best at the Bryan Clay Invitational.[3]

Beamish would end his outdoor season finishing eighth in the 5000 m at the Big Sky Championships and tenth in his heat of the 1500 m at the NCAA West Preliminaries.

He finished his second collegiate cross country season placing 40th at the national meet, earning All American honors and another national team title with NAU.

### 2018

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Beamish competed in just one race during the outdoor season (after suffering injury) where he finished 13th over 5000 m in 13:55.65 at the Stanford Invitational.

During the cross country season, he placed placed fourth at the Big Sky Cross Country Championship, 14th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, and 25th at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals. To finish the season, he earned All-American status and placed 39th in at the NCAA Championship.[3]

### 2019

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On 23 February, he won the Big Sky Conference Indoor Men's Mile Champion with a time of 4:10.90.He would follow that performance up with an NCAA title in the mile at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championship, in a time of 4:07.69. Outdoors, he set a 5000 m personal best at the Payton Jordan Invite with a time of 13:31.58. At the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championship he placed 10th in the 5000 m with a time of 14:13.18.

In cross country, he won the NCAA D1 Mountain Region Championship and went on to finish 37th at the NCAA national championship.[3]

### 2020

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In early 2020, Beamish set a personal best of 7:44.67 over 3000 m at the Boston University Valentine Invitational and finished sixth at the Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile in a personal best time of 3:56.90.[3]

## Professional career

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### 2020–2021

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In August 2020, Beamish turned professional joining the newly formed On Athletics Club coached by US Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein.

In August 2021, after missing out on the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics, he ran personal bests of 3:54.86 in the mile at the Prefontaine Classic and 7:42.39 over 3000 m in Rovereto, Italy.

In December 2021, he set a New Zealand indoor record in the 5000 m at Boston University with a time of 13:12.53.

### 2022

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At the Millrose Games on 29 January, he won the 3000 m in a New Zealand national indoor record of 7:39.50.[4]

In March, Beamish competed in the 3000 m at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. In the preliminary round, placed second in his heat and then finished 10th in the final in a time of 7:46.91.[2]

Outdoors, he set a personal best of 3:36.53 in the 1500 m at the Sound Running TEN and an outdoor 5000 m personal best of 13:19.90 at the Paris Diamond League. At the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, he competed in the 5000 m where he was eliminated in the heats.[2]

He finished his season with two sixth-place finishes at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 5000 m and the Fifth Avenue Mile.[2]

### 2023

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At the 2023 Millrose Games, Beamish finished sixth in the 3000m to lower his own New Zealand record to 7:36.22. Two weeks later, at the BU Last Chance qualifier, he set a personal best in the mile of 3:51.22 just missing Nick Willis' New Zealand national indoor mile record of 3:51.06.[2]

On 13 April, he made his debut in the 3000 metres steeplechase at Mt. SAC in a time of 8:42.56.[5] On 21 July he set an Oceanian record of 8:13.26 in the event at the Monaco Diamond League and on 22 August finished fifth at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[2]

In September, he finished third in both the Fifth Avenue Mile, in 3:50, and the steeplechase at the Diamond League Final in Eugene, Oregon, in a time of 8:14.01.[2]

### 2024

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On 26 January, Beamish finish fourth in a 5000m in 13:04.33 at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic. This time broke his own New Zealand indoor record and also bettered the New Zealand outdoor record. It was also under the Olympic standard of 13:05.00.[6][7]

Two weeks later at the 2024 Millrose Games, Beamish set an Oceanian record in the indoor 2 miles in a time of 8:05.73. In the process, he recorded a 3000m time of 7:34.88, faster than the New Zealand record, but Athletics New Zealand does not at present recognise intermediate times for national records.

On 3 March, Beamish won the gold medal in the 1500 m at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[8]

On 7 July, Beamish improved his Oceanian record to 8:09.64 in finishing fifth in the 3000m steeplechase at the Meeting de Paris.[9]

## Personal life

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Beamish was born to parents Simon and Josi Beamish. He has three siblings: Hugo, Lucinda, and Eve Beamish.[10] Hugo is also an athlete, having run cross country and track at Villanova University.[11]

Alongside OAC teammates Morgan McDonald and Olli Hoare, Beamish hosts the "Coffee Club Podcast" in which they discuss their lives as professional runners.[12]

## References

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1. ^ "George Beamish". on-running.com. On. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
2. ^ a b c d e f g "Geordie BEAMISH". worldathletics.org.
3. ^ a b c d e "TFRRS | Geordie Beamish – Track and Field Results & Statistics". www.tfrrs.org. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
4. ^ "Beamish, Teare, and Kerr highlight Millrose Games 3000m | NEWS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
5. ^ "TFRRS | 63rd Annual Mt. SAC Relays - Men 3000m Steeplechase Invitational Elite".
6. ^ "Track Scoreboard". live.lancertiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
7. ^ "Athletics track & combined events at Paris 2024: The entry standards".
8. ^ "Geordie Beamish Wins Indoor 1500m Gold as Americans Cole Hocker and Hobbs Kessler Get Silver and Bronze". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
9. ^ "3000m Steeplechase Result" (PDF). swisstiming.com. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
10. ^ "Geordie Beamish - Track & Field". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
11. ^ "Hugo Beamish - Men's Track and Field". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
12. ^ "The Best Running Media's You Can Consume - News". Manhattan Running Company. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

## External links

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* George Beamish at World Athletics
* George Beamish at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
* Geordie Beamish at Olympics.com
* Geordie Beamish at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
* George Beamish at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

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World Indoor Champions in men's 1500 metres

* 1985:  Michael Hillardt (AUS)
* 1987:  Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL)
* 1989:  Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL)
* 1991:  Noureddine Morceli (ALG)
* 1993:  Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL)
* 1995:  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
* 1997:  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
* 1999:  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
* 2001:  Rui Silva (POR)
* 2003:  Driss Maazouzi (FRA)
* 2004:  Paul Korir (KEN)
* 2006:  Ivan Heshko (UKR)
* 2008:  Deresse Mekonnen (ETH)
* 2010:  Deresse Mekonnen (ETH)
* 2012:  Abdalaati Iguider (MAR)
* 2014:  Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI)
* 2016:  Matthew Centrowitz Jr. (USA)
* 2018:  Samuel Tefera (ETH)
* 2022:  Samuel Tefera (ETH)
* 2024:  Geordie Beamish (NZL)
* 2025:  Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)

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* e

2022 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team

Athletics|

* Imogen Ayris
* Geordie Beamish
* Connor Bell
* Portia Bing
* Nicole Bradley
* Lauren Bruce
* Jacko Gill
* Zoe Hobbs
* Hamish Kerr
* Olivia McTaggart
* Keeley O'Hagan
* Tori Peeters
* Julia Ratcliffe
* Quentin Rew
* Sam Tanner
* Tom Walsh
* Maddi Wesche

Badminton|

* Oliver Leydon-Davis
* Anona Pak

3x3 basketball|

* Jayden Bezzant
* Tiarna Clarke
* Ella Fotu
* Jillian Harmon
* Dominique Kelman-Poto
* Nikau McCullough
* Kalani Purcell
* Tai Wynyard

Beach volleyball|

* Brad Fuller
* Sam O'Dea
* Shaunna Polley
* Alice Zeimann

Boxing|

* Troy Garton
* Onyx Lye
* Uila Mau'u
* Alex Mukuka
* Ariane Nicholson
* Emile Richardson
* Wendell Stanley
* Erin Walsh

Cricket|

* Suzie Bates
* Eden Carson
* Sophie Devine
* Izzy Gaze
* Claudia Green
* Maddy Green
* Brooke Halliday
* Hayley Jensen
* Fran Jonas
* Amelia Kerr
* Rosemary Mair
* Jess McFadyen
* Georgia Plimmer
* Hannah Rowe
* Lea Tahuhu

Cycling|

* Ellesse Andrews
* Shane Archbold
* Jack Bauer
* Patrick Bevin
* Bryony Botha
* Henrietta Christie
* Sam Dakin
* Michaela Drummond
* Niamh Fisher-Black
* Aaron Gate
* Sam Gaze
* Ella Harris
* Mikayla Harvey
* George Jackson
* Jordan Kerby
* Nick Kergozou
* Olivia King
* Bradly Knipe
* Ben Oliver
* Rebecca Petch
* Callum Saunders
* Tom Sexton
* Emily Shearman
* Dion Smith
* Campbell Stewart
* Corbin Strong
* Sam Webster
* Georgia Williams

Diving|

* Nathan Brown
* Mikali Dawson
* Arno Lee
* Luke Sipkes
* Maggie Squire
* Liam Stone
* Frazer Tavener

Gymnastics|

* Paris Chin
* Ethan Dick
* Sam Dick
* William Fu-Allen
* Havana Hopman
* Mikhail Koudinov
* Jorden O'Connell-Inns

Hockey|

* David Brydon
* Kaitlin Cotter
* Anna Crowley
* Tarryn Davey
* Frances Davies
* Stephanie Dickins
* Katie Doar
* George Enersen
* Sean Findlay
* Aniwaka Haumaha
* Leon Hayward
* Sam Hiha
* Megan Hull
* Hugo Inglis
* Alia Jaques
* Tessa Jopp
* Sam Lane
* Tyler Lench
* Dane Lett
* Alexandra Lukin
* Olivia Merry
* Harry Miskimmin
* Joe Morrison
* Grace O'Hanlon
* Hayden Phillips
* Hope Ralph
* Brooke Roberts
* Kane Russell
* Aidan Sarikaya
* Olivia Shannon
* Jacob Smith
* Blair Tarrant
* Dylan Thomas
* Rose Tynan
* Nic Woods
* Simon Yorston

Judo|

* Kody Andrews
* Sydnee Andrews
* Qona Christie
* Elliott Connolly
* Jason Koster
* Hayley Mackey
* Moira de Villiers

Lawn bowls|

* Lynda Bennett
* Gerald Brouwers
* Tayla Bruce
* Sue Curran
* Ali Forsyth
* Mike Galloway
* Selina Goddard
* Tony Grantham
* Katelyn Inch
* Andrew Kelly
* Shannon McIlroy
* Mark Noble
* Graham Skellern
* Val Smith
* Nicole Toomey
* Pam Walker

Netball|

* Gina Crampton
* Kate Heffernan
* Kayla Johnson
* Kelly Jury
* Phoenix Karaka
* Bailey Mes
* Grace Nweke
* Shannon Saunders
* Te Paea Selby-Rickit
* Whitney Souness
* Sulu Fitzpatrick
* Maia Wilson

Rugby sevens|

* Michaela Blyde
* Kelly Brazier
* Leroy Carter
* Che Clark
* Dylan Collier
* Scott Curry
* Sam Dickson
* Theresa Fitzpatrick
* Stacey Fluhler
* Sarah Hirini
* Jazmin Hotham
* Shiray Kaka
* Moses Leo
* Ngarohi McGarvey-Black
* Sione Molia
* Tyla Nathan-Wong
* Tone Ng Shiu
* Risi Pouri-Lane
* Alena Saili
* Akuila Rokolisoa
* Caleb Tangitau
* Regan Ware
* Joe Webber
* Niall Williams
* Tenika Willison
* Portia Woodman

Squash|

* Lwamba Chileshe
* Temwa Chileshe
* Paul Coll
* Joelle King
* Amanda Landers-Murphy
* Abbie Palmer
* Kaitlyn Watts

Swimming|

* Lewis Clareburt
* Erika Fairweather
* Helena Gasson
* Cameron Gray
* Andrew Jeffcoat
* Tupou Neiufi
* Hazel Ouwehand
* Sophie Pascoe
* Mya Rasmussen
* Jesse Reynolds
* Eve Thomas
* Joshua Willmer

Triathlon|

* Andrea Hansen
* Dylan McCullough
* Tayler Reid
* Nicole van der Kaay
* Hayden Wilde

Weightlifting|

* David Liti
* Emma McIntyre
* Cameron McTaggart
* Megan Signal
* Koale Junior Tasi Taala
* Vester Villalon
* Hayley Whiting

Wrestling|

* Tayla Ford
* Cole Hawkins
* Michelle Montague
* Matthew Oxenham
* Brahm Richards
* Suraj Singh

Chef de Mission: Nigel Avery

* v
* t
* e

2024 New Zealand Olympic team

Artistic swimming|

* Nina Brown
* Eva Morris

Athletics|

* Imogen Ayris
* George Beamish
* Connor Bell
* Lauren Bruce
* Camille Buscomb
* Jacko Gill
* Zoe Hobbs
* Hamish Kerr
* Eliza McCartney
* Olivia McTaggart
* Ethan Olivier
* Tori Peeters
* James Preston
* Maia Ramsden
* Sam Tanner
* Tom Walsh
* Maddi Wesche

Canoeing|

* Olivia Brett
* Max Brown
* Finn Butcher
* Lisa Carrington
* Grant Clancy
* Aimee Fisher
* Alicia Hoskin
* Kurtis Imrie
* Luuka Jones
* Hamish Legarth
* Lucy Matehaere
* Tara Vaughan

Cycling|

* Ellesse Andrews
* Rico Bearman
* Bryony Botha
* Kim Cadzow
* Sam Dakin
* Niamh Fisher-Black
* Shaane Fulton
* Aaron Gate
* Sam Gaze
* Laurence Pithie
* Tom Sexton
* Emily Shearman
* Nicole Shields
* Campbell Stewart
* Corbin Strong
* Leila Walker
* Ally Wollaston

Diving|

* Elizabeth Roussel

Equestrian|

* Melissa Galloway
* Clarke Johnstone
* Jonelle Price
* Tim Price

Field hockey|

* Scott Boyde
* Malachi Buschl
* Simon Child
* Dominic Dixon
* Sean Findlay
* Isaac Houlbrooke
* Hugo Inglis
* Samuel Lane
* Dane Lett
* Charlie Morrison
* Joe Morrison
* Hayden Phillips
* Kane Russell
* Jacob Smith
* Blair Tarrant
* Nic Woods
* Simon Yorston

Football|

* Mackenzie Barry
* Lachlan Bayliss
* Joe Bell
* Tyler Bindon
* CJ Bott
* Katie Bowen
* Michael Boxall
* Milly Clegg
* Victoria Esson
* Michaela Foster
* Macey Fraser
* Matthew Garbett
* Liam Gillion
* Ally Green
* Jacqui Hand
* Jay Herdman
* Isaac Hughes
* Grace Jale
* Lukas Kelly-Heald
* Katie Kitching
* Anna Leat
* Annalie Longo
* Meikayla Moore
* Ben Old
* Alex Paulsen
* Jesse Randall
* Gabi Rennie
* Indiah-Paige Riley
* Fin Roa Conchie
* Matthew Sheridan
* Kees Sims
* Sarpreet Singh
* Malia Steinmetz
* Rebekah Stott
* Sam Sutton
* Finn Surman
* Kate Taylor
* Oskar van Hattum
* Ben Waine

Golf|

* Ryan Fox
* Daniel Hillier
* Lydia Ko

Gymnastics|

* Georgia-Rose Brown
* Maddie Davidson
* Dylan Schmidt

Judo|

* Sydnee Andrews
* Moira de Villiers

Rowing|

* Shannon Cox
* Brooke Francis
* Jackie Gowler
* Kate Haines
* Jackie Kiddle
* Matt Macdonald
* Tom Mackintosh
* Oliver Maclean
* Robbie Manson
* Tom Murray
* Jordan Parry
* Alana Sherman
* Lucy Spoors
* Phoebe Spoors
* Emma Twigg
* Logan Ullrich
* Davina Waddy
* Dan Williamson
* Kerri Williams
* Phillip Wilson

Rugby sevens|

* Michaela Blyde
* Leroy Carter
* Dylan Collier
* Tepaea Cook-Savage
* Scott Curry
* Jazmin Felix-Hotham
* Fehi Fineanganofo
* Sarah Hirini
* Tyla King
* Andrew Knewstubb
* Moses Leo
* Ngarohi McGarvey-Black
* Jorja Miller
* Tone Ng Shiu
* Manaia Nuku
* Mahina Paul
* Risi Pouri-Lane
* Alena Saili
* Theresa Setefano
* Akuila Rokolisoa
* Brady Rush
* Stacey Waaka
* Regan Ware
* Portia Woodman-Wickliffe

Sailing|

* Jo Aleh
* Josh Armit
* Erica Dawson
* Justina Kitchen
* Isaac McHardie
* William McKenzie
* Molly Meech
* Greta Pilkington
* Tom Saunders
* Veerle ten Have
* Lukas Walton-Keim
* Micah Wilkinson

Shooting|

* Chloe Tipple
* Owen Robinson

Sport climbing|

* Julian David
* Sarah Tetzlaff

Surfing|

* Billy Stairmand
* Saffi Vette

Swimming|

* Lewis Clareburt
* Caitlin Deans
* Erika Fairweather
* Kane Follows
* Cameron Gray
* Laticia Transom
* Hazel Ouwehand
* Eve Thomas
* Taiko Torepe-Ormsby

Tennis|

* Erin Routliffe
* Lulu Sun

Triathlon|

* Nicole van der Kaay
* Dylan McCullough
* Ainsley Thorpe
* Hayden Wilde

Weightlifting|

* David Liti

Wrestling|

* Tayla Ford

Chef de Mission: Nigel Avery

* v
* t
* e

On Athletics Club and sister clubs

Support|

* Dathan Ritzenhein
* Thomas Dreissigacker
* Craig Mottram

OAC Boulder|

| Men's|

* Geordie Beamish
* Olli Hoare
* Joe Klecker
* Morgan McDonald
* Yared Nuguse
* Jonas Raess
* Mario García Romo
* Ky Robinson

|

Women's|

* Sage Hurta-Klecker
* Alicia Monson
* Josette Andrews
* Hellen Obiri
* Sintayehu Vissa
* Maia Ramsden
* Olivia Markezich

Former
members|

* Alicja Konieczek
* Emily Oren
* Carlos Villarreal
* Leah Falland
* Carmela Cardama Báez

OAC Europe|

| Men's|

* George Mills
* Tom Elmer
* Noah Baltus [de]

|

Women's|

* Fabiane Meyer
* Cari Hughes
* Marta García

OAC Oceania|

| Men's|

* Ben Buckingham
* Zach Facioni
* Jesse Hunt
* Edward Trippas

|

Women's|

* Imogen Barrett
* Claudia Hollingsworth
* Tess Kirsopp-Cole
* Bendere Oboya
* Maudie Skyring
* Carly Thomas

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*[AUS]: Australia
*[IRL]: Ireland
*[ALG]: Algeria
*[MAR]: Morocco
*[ETH]: Ethiopia
*[POR]: Portugal
*[FRA]: France
*[KEN]: Kenya
*[UKR]: Ukraine
*[DJI]: Djibouti
*[USA]: United States
*[NZL]: New Zealand
*[NOR]: Norway