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Ricky Soos

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Ricky Soos
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1983-06-28) 28 June 1983 (age 43)
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
middle-distance
ClubMansfield Harriers & AC

Richard Istvan Soos (born 28 June 1983) is an English retired middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres.[1] He represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, reaching the semifinals.[2]

Biography

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Soos became British 800 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title in 2003.[3][4]

His personal best in the event is 1:45.70, set in 2004.[citation needed]

He is the husband of Lisa Dobriskey, also a runner.[citation needed]

Competition record

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
2000 Commonwealth Youth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 1st 1500 m 4:00.30
2001 European Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 3rd 800 m 1:48.43
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 11th (sf) 800 m 1:50.17
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th 800 m 1:47.73
World Championships Paris, France 27th (h) 800 m 1:47.80
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 16th (sf) 800 m 1:46.74

References

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  1. Ricky Soos at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. Sports-Reference profile
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  4. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2025.