# Max Burgin

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{{Short description|British runner (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name              = Max Burgin
| nationality       = British (English)
| image             = 800m men semi-finals Budapest 2023 - Max Burgin.jpg
| imagesize         = 
| caption           = Burgin in 2023
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|2002|5|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place       = [Halifax](/source/Halifax%2C_West_Yorkshire), England
| height            = 
| weight            = 
| sport             = [Athletics](/source/Athletics_(sport))
| event             = [800 metres](/source/800_metres)
| club              = Halifax Harriers
| pb                = {{ubl
|'''[800 m](/source/800_meters):''' 1:42.29 ([Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), 2025)
|'''[1500 m](/source/1500_metres):''' 3:47.70 ([Stretford](/source/Stretford), 2018)
}}
| medaltemplates    =
}}

'''Max Burgin''' (born 20 May 2002) is a British [middle-distance runner](/source/Middle-distance_running) specialising in the [800 metres](/source/800_metres).<ref>{{iaaf name|14755557}}</ref> He competed at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics).

== Biography ==
In 2022 Burgin became the [British 800 metres champion](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_800_metres) after winning the title at the [2022 British Athletics Championships](/source/2022_British_Athletics_Championships) in a time of 1:44.54.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/26/max-burgin-storms-home-to-win-800m-mens-final-at-uk-championships |title=Max Burgin storms home to win 800m men's final at UK Championships |publisher=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |work=theguardian.com |date=26 June 2022 |accessdate=11 July 2022 |author=Ingle, Sean}}</ref> He ran a new personal best of 1:43.52 in [Turku](/source/Turku), Finland on 14 June 2022 at the [Paavo Nurmi Games](/source/Paavo_Nurmi_Games), which was the fourth fastest British 800 time in history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a40296258/max-burgin/ |title=Max Burgin records 4th fastest British 800m of all time |publisher=[Runner's World](/source/Runner's_World) |work=runnersworld.com |date=16 June 2022 |accessdate=11 July 2022 |author=Calvert, Howard}}</ref> He also won the 800m at the [2018 European Athletics U18 Championships](/source/2018_European_Athletics_U18_Championships).

After winning the 800 metres silver medal at the [2024 British Athletics Championships](/source/2024_British_Athletics_Championships),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/high-drama-for-paris-contenders-at-thrilling-olympic-trials-1039989095/ |title=High drama for Paris contenders at thrilling Olympic trials |publisher=Athletics Weekly |accessdate=20 July 2024}}</ref> Burgin was subsequently named in the [Great Britain team](/source/Great_Britain_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics) for the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics) in Paris.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/cd1646n46zpo |title=Kerr & Johnson-Thompson head GB Olympics athletics squad |website=BBC Sport |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> He came 8th in the [800m final](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_-_Men's_800_metres) after achieving a new personal best of 1:43.50 in the semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 August 2024 |title=Max Burgin vows to learn from Paris 2024 experience after debut Olympic final |url=https://www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk/news/24510827.max-burgin-vows-learn-paris-2024-experience-debut-final/ |access-date=2 October 2024 |website=North Wales Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2025 he lowered his personal best to 1:43.34 to finish second behind [Tshepiso Masalela](/source/Tshepiso_Masalela) in the 800 metres race at the [2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat](/source/2025_Meeting_International_Mohammed_VI_d'Athl%C3%A9tisme_de_Rabat), finishing ahead of Olympic champion [Emmanuel Wanyonyi](/source/Emmanuel_Wanyonyi).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/cg4v2vpx2x5o.amp |website=BBC Sport |title=Burgin sets personal best at Diamond League Rabat |date=25 May 2025 |accessdate=28 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=25 May 2025 |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/news/max-burgin-excels-in-rabat-with-143-34-pb-for-800m-1040001845/ |website=Athletics Weekly |title=MAX BURGIN EXCELS IN RABAT WITH 1:43.34 PB FOR 800M |accessdate=28 May 2025}}</ref> In August 2025 he won his second British outdoor title at the [2025 UK Athletics Championships](/source/2025_UK_Athletics_Championships).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/news/max-burgin-powers-to-143-92-win-over-800m-at-uk-champs-1040006760/ |title=Max Burgin powers to 1:43.92 win over 800m at UK Champs |website=Athletics Weekly |date=3 August 2025 |access-date=4 August 2025}}</ref> He was a finalist at the [2025 World Athletics Championships](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Championships) in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), Japan, in September 2025 in the [men's 800 metres](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres), placing sixth overall in a new personal best time of 1:42.29. It was the first 800m race in history in which all eight competitors ran under 1:43.00.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/tokyo25/news/report/world-championships-tokyo-25-report-mens-800m |website=World Athletics|accessdate=23 September 2025|title= Wanyonyi runs championship record to win world 800m title in Tokyo|date=20 Sep 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7190593?eventId=10229501
|website=World Athletics|accessdate=24 September 2025|title= World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025|date=21 September 2025 }}</ref>

In May 2026 returned to the Rabat stadium to win his first major Diamond League 800 metres, clocking 1:42.98 and beating Wanyonyi into a distant second.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-31 |title=Diamond League: Max Burgin beats Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi to win 800m in Morocco |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/c5ye44ezedxo |access-date=2026-06-01 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{British Athletics|max-burgin}}
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* {{Olympics.com|max-burgin}}
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Category:English men middle-distance runners
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Category:21st-century English sportsmen
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain

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