Chris Rawlinson
British hurdler
Chris Rawlinson
Full name Christopher Lee Rawlinson Nationality British Born (1972-05-19 ) 19 May 1972 (age 52) Rotherham , EnglandSport Running, hurdles Event(s) 400 metres hurdles, 4 x 400 metres relay
Christopher "Chris" Lee Rawlinson (born 19 May 1972) is a former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metre hurdles .
Life and career
He also appeared in the 1995 series of the TV series Gladiators .[citation needed ]
After trying the pole vault , decathlon and 110 m hurdles in his early career, Rawlinson found the gruelling 400 m hurdles to be his best event.
A graduate of Loughborough University , until 2020 Rawlinson held the world best of 34.48 seconds for the rarely run 300 m hurdles, which he set at Sheffield , England on 30 June 2002.[ 1]
In July 2004 he ranked third on the United Kingdom all-time list for the 400 m hurdles with a time of 48.14 seconds, set in 1999 at Zürich , Switzerland. In the build-up to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece, Rawlinson was ranked number five in the world by the IAAF .
Rawlinson retired from competitive athletics at the end of 2005 at the age of 33.[ 2]
He married Australian athlete Jana Pittman on 31 March 2006.[citation needed ]
Now married to Catherine Clark , sports administrator, they have 2 sons.
International competitions
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Notes
1997
Universiade
Catania , Italy
3rd
4 x 400 m relay
World Championships
Athens , Greece
5th (heats)
400 m hurdles
1999
Universiade
Palma de Mallorca , Spain
2nd
4 x 400 m relay
2000
European Cup
Gateshead , England
1st
400 m hurdles
2nd
4 x 400 m relay
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
6th (semis)
400 m hurdles
IAAF Grand Prix Final
Doha , Qatar
6th
400 m hurdles
2001
World Championships
Edmonton , Canada
5th
400 m hurdles
2002
European Cup
Annecy , France
3rd
400 m hurdles
Commonwealth Games
Manchester , England
1st
400 m hurdles
1st
4 x 400 m relay
European Championships
Munich , Germany
2nd (semis)
400 m hurdles
IAAF Grand Prix Final
Paris , France
8th
400 m hurdles
IAAF World Cup
Madrid , Spain
3rd
400 m hurdles
2003
European Cup
Florence , Italy
1st
400 m hurdles
2nd
4 x 400 m relay
World Championships
Paris , France
6th
400 m hurdles
4th
4 × 400 m relay
IAAF World Athletics Final
Monte Carlo , Monaco
8th
400 m hurdles
2004
European Cup
Bydgoszcz , Poland
1st
400 m hurdles
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
8th (semis)
400 m hurdles
IAAF World Athletics Final
Monte Carlo , Monaco
8th
400 m hurdles
2005
European Cup
Florence , Italy
6th
400 m hurdles
2006
Commonwealth Games
Melbourne , Australia
8th
400 m hurdles
References
External links
440 yards hurdles (1930–1966) 400 metres hurdles (1970–present)
4 x 440 yards (1930–1966)
1930 : Leigh-Wood , Townend , Burghley , Brangwin (ENG )
1934 : Rathbone , Blake , Stoneley , Rampling (ENG )
1938 : Orr , Dale , Fritz , Loaring (CAN )
1950 : Carr , Gedge , Humphreys , Price (AUS )
1954 : Higgins , Dick , Fryer , Johnson (ENG )
1958 : Day , Evans , Potgieter , M.C. Spence (RSA )
1962 : Kerr , Khan , M.A. Spence , M. Spence (JAM )
1966 : Yearwood , Bernard , Roberts , Mottley (TTO )
4 x 400 metres (1970–present)
1970 : Nyamau , Sang , Ouko , Asati (KEN )
1974 : Asati , Musyoki , Sang , Koskei (KEN )
1978 : Kimaiyo , Ngetich , Njiri , Koskei (KEN )
1982 : Cook , Brown , Scutt , Bennett (ENG )
1986 : Akabusi , Brown , Black , Bennett (ENG )
1990 : D. Kitur , S. Kitur , Kipkemboi , Mwanzia (KEN )
1994 : McKenzie , Crampton , Patrick , Ladejo (ENG )
1998 : Clarke , Haughton , McDonald , Martin (JAM )
2002 : Deacon , Baldock , Rawlinson , Caines (ENG )
2006 : Steffensen , Troode , Ormrod , Hill (AUS )
2010 : Milburn , Moore , Cole , Wroe (AUS )
2014 : Williams , Bingham , Awde , Hudson-Smith (ENG )
2018 : Maotoanong , Thebe , Nkobolo , Makwala (BOT )
2022 : St. Hillaire , Guevara , Cedenio , Richards (TTO )