Andrew Pearson (runner)
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Men's athletics
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European Cross Country Championships | ||
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1995 Alnwick | Senior race |
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1995 Alnwick | Senior team |
Andrew Pearson (born 14 September 1971) is a British
Career
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Pearson made his senior international debut at the
The 1995 season proved to be Pearson's most successful internationally. At the 1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships he reached twentieth place – 35 places ahead of the next British runner Keith Cullen.[8] His sole international cross country medals came at the 1995 European Cross Country Championships. He took the bronze medal and led a team of Cullen, Jon Brown and David Taylor to the men's team bronze medals.[9]
Pearson had some success on different surfaces in the years following this, including a AAA Championships title in the 10-mile run in 1997[10] and individual and team silver medals at the 1998 European Mountain Running Trophy, finishing behind Antonio Molinari.[11]
He made five straight British teams for the
After his last international appearance in 1999, he focused mainly on
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1989 | World Cross Country Championships | Stavanger, Norway | 62nd | Junior race | 27:54 |
1990 | World Cross Country Championships | Aix-les-Bains, France | 42nd | Junior race | 24:21 |
9th | Junior team | 160 pts | |||
1993 | World Cross Country Championships | Amorebieta , Spain
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32nd | Senior race | 34:18 |
7th | Senior team | 353 pts | |||
1994 | World Half Marathon Championships | Oslo, Norway | 60th | Half marathon | 1:04:30 |
12th | Team | 3:10:51 | |||
1995 | World Cross Country Championships | Durham, United Kingdom | 20th | Senior race | 35:07 |
9th | Senior team | 354 pts | |||
European Cross Country Championships | Alnwick, United Kingdom | 3rd | Senior race | 26:47 | |
3rd | Senior team | 55 pts | |||
1996 | World Cross Country Championships | Stellenbosch, South Africa | 51st | Senior race | 36:07 |
5th | Senior team | 252 pts | |||
1997 | World Cross Country Championships | Turin, Italy | 56th | Senior race | 37:18 |
6th | Senior team | 325 pts | |||
1998 | World Cross Country Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 59th | Senior race | 36:41 |
10th | Senior team | 216 pts | |||
European Mountain Running Trophy | Sestiere, Italy | 2nd | Senior race | 53:44 | |
2nd | Senior team | 24 pts | |||
1999 | World Cross Country Championships | Belfast, United Kingdom | 65th | Senior race | 42:48 |
8th | Senior team | 159 pts |
References
- ^ a b c Andrew Pearson. Power of 10. Retrieved on 2016-01-21.
- ^ English Schools Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-21.
- ^ a b c Andrew Pearson. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-21.
- ^ a b c British Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-21.
- ^ Magnusson, Tomas (2007-09-08). IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 11.8km CC Men - Amorebieta Jaureguibarria Date: Sunday, March 28, 1993. Athchamps (archived). Retrieved on 2016-01-21.
- ^ IAAF WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS - KAVARNA 2012 - FACTS & FIGURES - Incorporating the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships (1992-2005/2008-2010) & the IAAF World Road Running Championships 2006/2007. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-21.
- ^ Athletics Andrew Pearson. The Independent(1996-02-21). Retrieved on 2016-01-21.
- ^ Magnusson, Tomas (2007-04-17). IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Durham University of Durham Date: Saturday, March 25, 1995. Athchamps (archived). Retrieved on 2016-01-21.
- ^ European Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-21.
- ^ AAA 10 Miles Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-21.
- ^ European Mountain Running Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-21.
- ^ Robin Hood Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-01-21.