John Gladwin (athlete)

John Gladwin
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1963-05-07) 7 May 1963 (age 61)
Wimbledon
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800m/1500m
ClubBelgrave Harriers
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh 1500m

John Gladwin (born 01 January 1963)[1] is an English former middle-distance runner and athletics administrator.

Athletics career

Gladwin won a silver medal representing England in the 1500 metres at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3][4] He also won the 800 metres (1987) and 1500 metres (1983) titles at the UK Championships and the 1500 metres at the 1986 AAA Championships.[5][6]

His track mile time of 3:51.02 is the 9th fastest of all time by a British athlete.[7]

In 2019 Gladwin was elected president of Belgrave Harriers,[8] the club he competed for as an athlete. He still holds Belgrave club records in the 800m, 1,000m, 1500m and the mile.[9]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  England
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 2nd 1500m 3:52.17
Representing  Great Britain
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, Germany 5th 1500m 3:42.57

References

  1. ^ "John Gladwin". IAAF site. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "UK Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  6. ^ "AAAs Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Ranking List". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  8. ^ "News from the 2019 AGM: John Gladwin is Belgrave club president". Belgrave Harriers. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Club records". Belgrave Harriers. Retrieved 24 July 2020.