Men's middle distance

The days of Britain dominating the middle-distance through the likes of Coe, Ovett and Cram are long gone. Last year, Sam Ellis won a Bronze at the European Championships. This was the first European medal since Tom McKean won Gold in 1990. The last British medal at World level was Peter Elliott at the Seoul 1988 Olympics.

Form

Name	Age	Event (s)	2006 Rank	2006 Championship Performance	Career High (if different)
Michael Rimmer	20	800m	34	8th in European Championships
Sam Ellis	24	800m	43	Bronze in European Championships
Michael East	28	1500m	NR		Gold in Commonwealth Games (2002)
Nick McCormick	25	1500m/5k	21	5th in Commonwealth Games

Qualification

As yet, the qualification standards have not been decided for Beijing, but all the athletes on the World Class Podium programme should qualify, but, on current form, are probably unlikely to feature amongst the medals.

What to watch

We'll be at the Olympic stadium for some of the athletics, but whether we see the men's middle distance events will depend on what other events occur on a specific day.