| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| Quarterfinal | 110m Hurdles | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 13.53 |
| Heats | 110m Hurdles | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 13.75 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 3 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 13.44 |
| Heats | 110m Hurdles | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 13.73 |
| European Championships | ||||
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2010 | Barcelona, ESP | 13.28 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 4 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | Oslo, NOR | 13.32 |
| 4 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | Eugene, OR, USA | 13.33 |
| 5 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | Zurich, SUI | 13.41 |
| 5 | 110m Hurdles | 2010 | Rome, ITA | 13.48 |
| 6 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 13.43 |
| 6 | 110m Hurdles | 2010 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 13.37 |
| 7 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | London, GBR | 13.46 |
| 8 | 110m Hurdles | 2012 | Eugene, OR, USA | 13.46 |
| 8 | 110m Hurdles | 2010 | Zurich, SUI | 13.36 |
| 8 | 110m Hurdles | 2010 | London, GBR | 13.54 |
| Golden League | ||||
| 2 | 110m Hurdles | 2009 | Oslo, NOR | 13.44 |
| 5 | 110m Hurdles | 2009 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 13.44 |
| World Challenge | ||||
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | Kingston, JAM | 13.28 |
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2010 | Hengelo, NED | 13.34 |
| 2 | 110m Hurdles | 2010 | Berlin, GER | 13.30 |
| 4 | 110m Hurdles | 2012 | Kingston, JAM | 13.50 |
| 4 | 110m Hurdles | 2010 | Zagreb, CRO | 13.50 |
| 5 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | Zagreb, CRO | 13.33 |
| 7 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | Hengelo, NED | 13.72 |
| 7 | 110m Hurdles | 2010 | Ostrava, CZE | 13.76 |
| 8 | 110m Hurdles | 2012 | Ostrava, CZE | 13.48 |
| Super Grand Prix | ||||
| 3 | 110m Hurdles | 2009 | London, GBR | 13.66 |
| 3 | 110m Hurdles | 2009 | Doha, QAT | 13.31 |
| Grand Prix | ||||
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2009 | Hengelo, NED | 13.30 |
Nickname
Greengrass, named after a character in English television drama Heartbeat. (olympics.org.uk, 31 Jul 2008)
Hobbies
Cars, motorbikes, quads. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Sports Science - University of Essex, Colchester, GBR
Family
Daughters Carmen and Jasmin.
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Sale Harriers , Sale, GBR
Coach
Lloyd Cowan (GBR) (andyturner110h.co.uk, 04 Sep 2011)
Handedness
Right (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008)
Sporting relatives
He was a promising footballer, playing for the Notts County as a youngster, before eventually switching to athletics. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008; England CWG Handbook Guide, 2010)
Debut
2003 for Great Britain (andyturner110h.co.uk, 04 Sep 2011)
Injuries
In January 2012 he injured his right Achilles tendon in his ankle at the Aviva International meet in Glasgow. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com, 30 Jan 2012)
He tore a hamstring in training before the World Championships at Berlin in 2009 which saw him miss the event. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com, 30 Jan 2012)
His 2008 campaign was marred by injuries. (England CWG Handbook Guide, 2010)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He took up athletics at age 13. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008; highgateharriers.org.uk, 02 Jun 2010)
Reason for taking up this sport
"Mainly it was my dad. He pushed me into athletics. It was one of those things where because he pushed me, I didn't like it at first but I grew to love it because it's such an exciting sport." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008; whenwewereheroes.com, 03 Dec 2010)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold at the 2009 European Championships after enduring injury, poor form and funding issues. (sportsvibe.co.uk, 08 Feb 2012)
Hero
Hurdlers Colin Jackson, Tony Jarrett and Allen Johnson. He also admired Linford Christie growing up, "I suppose Linford Christie was my first athletics memory, I remember watching him win the Olympics gold [in 1992], obviously Colin Jackson as well." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008; whenwewereheroes.com, 03 Dec 2010)
Most influential person in career
His family and coach Lloyd Cowan. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008)
Superstitions / Rituals
He always wears a bandage around his left ankle. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"I am in this sport to be the best. If I do not aim high, what is the point?" (timesonline.co.uk, 31 Jul 2008)
General
TOUGH TIMES
At the beginning of his career he was finding it difficult to earn a living and train at the same time. When he made his Great Britain senior debut at the 2003 European Cup in Leipzig, Germany, he ran in bargain-buy spikes. He was without a regular job, on housing benefit and needed to fund his training. He worked as a taxi driver and later worked twice a week at a warehouse on 15-hours shifts for £60 a day to maintain training. (telegraph.co.uk, 31 Jul 2008)
LOTTERY FUNDING
His lottery funding was withdrawn in 2008 after a season plagued by injuries but he regained the grant in late 2009. (andyturner110h.co.uk 04 Sept 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004
