Peter Elliott (athlete)
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Born | Rawmarsh, Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | 9 October 1962||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Elliott (born 9 October 1962 in Rotherham, Yorkshire) is a former middle-distance runner from the United Kingdom. During his career, he won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 1988 Olympic Games, and the silver medal in the 800 metres at the 1987 World Championships.
Biography
Elliott was brought up in
In August 1982, he set a 4 × 800 metres relay World Record of 7 minutes 3.89 seconds with fellow British athletes Sebastian Coe, Steve Cram and Garry Cook.[citation needed] At the 1983 World Championships held in Helsinki, he finished 4th in the 800m final.[citation needed]
Elliott was not selected for the 1500m at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, losing out to the eventual gold and silver medallists, Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram, and the then world record holder, Steve Ovett. At the time, it was a very controversial decision.[citation needed] After Ovett and Cram had secured their places, the third place was either Coe's or Elliott's. Although Elliott defeated Coe at the AAA's Championships, the selectors opted for Coe.[citation needed] Elliott was selected for the 800m and qualified for the semi-finals, but had to withdraw due to an injury.[citation needed]
Elliott won a bronze medal in the 800m at the
He set a British indoor mile record of 3:52.02 in 1990, which stood until bettered by Josh Kerr in 2022.
After retiring from competition running in 1992, Elliott became a coach and race organiser. He joined Newcastle-based sports marketing agency Nova International, where he was Director of Running. In 2004 he became the Athlete Services Manager for Yorkshire at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.[citation needed]
Personal bests
Distance | Mark | Date |
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400 m | 48.2 | 1984 |
600 m | 1:16.6 | 1983 |
800 m | 1:42.97 | 1990 |
1000 m | 2:16.30 | 1990 |
1500 m | 3:32.69 | 1990 |
Mile | 3:49.20 | 1988 |
2000 m | 4:52.82 | 1987 |
3000 m | 8:07.51 | 1991 |