Nick Rose (runner)
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| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1951 Bristol, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | middle- and long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bristol Athletics Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicholas Henry Rose (born 30 December 1951) is a British former international
2 miles event with 8:18.4—a record which stood for 24 years exactly.[4]
Rose's first major victory came in the
NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship in 1974, competing for Western Kentucky University. He successfully made the progression to professional athletics, running the fastest indoor 3000 metres time of any athlete in 1978.[5] He was the national champion in the 10,000 metres in 1980.[6]
He ran in the
IAAF World Cross Country Championships twice. He made his first appearance in 1979 where he finished 21st and was a member of the winning English team. He returned the following year and this time took the bronze in the individual event and led the English team to an overall victory.[7]
Rose competed at the
10000 metres race in 1984.[6]
He continued to run into the masters division, winning the Boilermaker Road Race in 1993.[12]
References
- ^ a b Sports-reference biography Nick Rose. Sports-Reference. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 1 June 2010.
- ^ UNITED KINGDOM ALL-TIME LISTS - MEN. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- IAAF(17 February 2002). Retrieved on 2009-04-28.
- ^ All-time men's best 3000 m. All time Athletics. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ a b AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN). GBR athletics. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - ATHLETICS (MEN). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ Men 10000m Athletics World Championship 1983 Helsinki (FIN) - Tuesday 09.08 Archived 7 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Todor66. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ Gate River Run History Of Winners. Official Gate River Run website. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ Sports Lion. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
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External links
- Nick Rose at World Athletics
- Nick Rose at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
