TANNER Samuel

New Zealand

Athletics

Date of Birth: 24 Aug 2000

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Place of birth: PAPAMOA

Birth Country:

New Zealand

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 1500m

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 1500m Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Oceania Championships

Year	Location	1500m	4 x 400m
2019	Townsville, QLD, AUS	Finals (3:46.30)	3rd (3:14.33)

World Junior Championships

Year	Location	1500m
2018	Tampere, FIN	Heats (3:47.10)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Sam (gohuskies.com, 22 Feb 2021)

Hobbies:

Surfing. (worldathletics.org, 20 Apr 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Family:

Partner Melissa

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Tauranga Ramblers [NZL] / University of Washington [USA]

Coach:

Craig Kirkwood [Tauranga Ramblers], NZL; Andy Powell [University of Washington]

Sporting relatives:

He has surfed competitively and during his final year of school in 2018 he came fifth at the New Zealand secondary schools championships. (worldathletics.org, 20 Apr 2021; gohuskies.com, 22 Feb 2021)

Start:

He began taking running seriously at age 17. (worldathletics.org, 20 Apr 2021)

Reason:

He was a surfer growing up but decided to focus on running when he was a teenager. "From the age of 17, I decided I wanted to achieve some big goals in running, so surfing took more of a back seat." (worldathletics.org, 20 Apr 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (stuff.co.nz, 14 Feb 2021)

Hero:

New Zealand middle-distance runner Nick Willis. (stuff.co.nz, 14 Feb 2021)

Philosophy:

"Just be patient and let the times come." [Nick Willis] (mitchellsnutrition.com, 01 Feb 2017)

General Interest

General
SURFING
He has been a keen surfer since childhood and believes surfing has been beneficial to his athletics career. "Surfing was my passion long before running. I definitely think it has helped improve my agility and strengthened different areas of the body. I think surfing has made me a more rounded athlete. I enjoyed the experience [of competitive surfing] but in my heart surfing has always been a recreational pursuit - an outlet from running. For several years, though, my coach back in New Zealand, Craig Kirkwood, would often supplement my running training with surfing. He factored in what training I was doing to allow me to continue to surf." (worldathletics.org, 20 Apr 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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