Andrew Graffin

{{short description|British middle-distance runner}} {{use dmy dates|date=November 2017}} {{Use British English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Andy Graffin | image = | caption = | nationality = British (English) | sport = Athletics | event = Middle-distance running | club = Belgrave Harriers | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sutton, London, England | death_date = | death_place = | height =181 cm | weight =67 kg }}

'''Andrew Neill Graffin''' (born 20 December 1977) is a British middle-distance runner who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/andy-graffin-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025415/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/andy-graffin-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Andy Graffin Olympic Results |accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref>

== Biography == At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Graffin represented Great Britain in the men's 1500 metres event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/86921 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=10 July 2025}}</ref>

Graffin became the British 3000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1999 AAA Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref> He was also the British 5000 metres champion after securing victory at the 2003 AAA Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref>

His twin brother Allen Graffin of Tonbridge AC, was also a notable athlete and was the 1997 British champion over 3,000 metres.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005099/19960306/318/0029 |title=GEC pair miss out |work=Kent Evening Post |date=6 March 1996 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref>

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