Alison Wyeth

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Alison Wyeth
Personal information
Born (1964-05-26) 26 May 1964 (age 59)
Southampton, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventLong-distance
ClubParkside Harrow AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 3000m

Alison Wyeth (born 26 May 1964) is an English former middle and long-distance runner.[2]

Athletics career

Wyeth represented Great Britain at the

AAAs Championship titles at 1500m (1993), 3000m (1989) and 5000m (1995), and twice won the UK Athletics Championships title at 1500 m (1990–91). She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3][4] Four years later she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[5][6][7]

Wyeth started coaching in 2001.[8]

Personal life

Wyeth was born in

Luke Nuttall, both of whom are runners as well.[9][10]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1987 World Cross Country Championships Warsaw, Poland 96th Senior race (5.05 km) 18:26
1989 World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway 28th Senior race (6 km) 23:43
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 11th 3000 m 9:23.12
World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France 99th Senior race (6 km) 21:09
European Championships
Split, Yugoslavia
10th 3000 m 8:52:26
1991 World Cross Country Championships Antwerp, Belgium 36th Senior race (6.425 km) 21:32
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 11th 3000 m 8:44.73
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 9th 3000 m 9:00.23
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 5th 3000 m 8:38.42
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 6th 3000 m 9:04.35
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 3000 m 8:45:76
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 3rd 3000 m 8:47.98
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5000 m DNF
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 44th (h) 5000 m 16:24.74
1998 World Half Marathon Championships Uster, Switzerland 67th Half marathon 1:16:44

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alison Wyeth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ Alison Wyeth at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Athletes and results: Alison Wyeth". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  8. ^ "UK athletics stars move into coaching | NEWS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  9. ^ "HAHN AND SKINNER PRODUCE GOLDEN DISPLAYS AT THE EUROPEAN PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Hannah Nuttall". University of New Mexico Lobos athletics. 27 April 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

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