John Gladwin (athlete)
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1963 Wimbledon | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 800m/1500m | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Belgrave Harriers | ||||||||||||||
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John Gladwin (born 01 January 1963)[1] is an English former middle-distance runner and athletics administrator.
Athletics career
[edit]Gladwin won a silver medal representing England in the 1500 metres at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3][4] He also won the 800 metres (1987) and 1500 metres (1983) titles at the UK Championships and the 1500 metres at the 1986 AAA Championships.[5][6]
His track mile time of 3:51.02 is the 9th fastest of all time by a British athlete.[7]
In 2019 Gladwin was elected president of Belgrave Harriers,[8] the club he competed for as an athlete. He still holds Belgrave club records in the 800m, 1,000m, 1500m and the mile.[9]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  England
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| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 2nd | 1500m | 3:52.17 |
Representing  Great Britain
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| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 1500m | 3:42.57 |
References
[edit]- ^ "John Gladwin". IAAF site. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "UK Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "AAAs Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Ranking List". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "News from the 2019 AGM: John Gladwin is Belgrave club president". Belgrave Harriers. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Club records". Belgrave Harriers. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
