Geoffrey Harris (born January 30, 1987, in Halifax,

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) is a Canadian

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. Harris qualified for the

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in the 800 metres event with two Olympic standards and a first-place finish at the 2012 Canadian Olympics field & Track in

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. At the Olympics, he reached the semi-finals.

Career highlights

* 2nd, 2012 Olympic Games Preliminary Heats in a personal best 1:45.97 * 1st, 2012 National Championships, Calgary, Canada (Olympic Standard). * 10th, 2006 IAAF World Junior Championships, Beijing, China. * Best time 600m: 1:18.36, Montréal, 27/01/2007 * Best time 800m: 1:45.97, 2012 Olympic Games, London, 06/08/2012

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IAAF profile
1987 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canadian male middle-distance runners Living people Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century Canadian sportsmen New Zealand Athletics Championships winners Track and field athletes from Nova Scotia {{Canada-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub