Kerr follows clubmate Jake Wightman in winning the 1500m at the World Championships.
Josh Kerr became world 1500m champion in Budapest on Wednesday after stunning favourite Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
He follows British team-mate Jake Wightman, who won in Eugene last year, and here the PA news agency looks at the new golden boy.He left home in Edinburgh at 17 and moved to the US to attend the University of New Mexico, in Albuquerque. After turning professional in 2018 he signed with Brooks having turned down a deal with Nike and Kerr now trains in Seattle with the Brooks Beasts club and is coached by Danny Mackey.A sporting familyKerr comes from a sporting background with his dad John a former professional rugby player and mum Jill a keen golfer.Jake has one cap for Scotland, in the 2019 Six Nations against Italy, and left the Bears this summer.
Last year at the World Championships he wore a pair of £250 gold Oakley sunglasses, although he struggled to fifth in the final.
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