Alison Wyeth

Alison Wyeth
Personal information
Born (1964-05-26) 26 May 1964 (age 60)
Southampton, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventLong-distance
ClubParkside Harrow AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 3000m

Alison Wyeth (born 26 May 1964) is an English former middle and long-distance runner.[2]

Athletics career

Wyeth represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996, as well as at three World Championships, finishing 5th in the 3000 metres final at the 1993 World Championships. She won AAAs Championship titles at 1500m (1993), 3000m (1989) and 5000m (1995), and twice won the UK Athletics Championships title at 1500 m (1990–91). She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3][4] Four years later she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[5][6][7]

Wyeth started coaching in 2001.[8]

Personal life

Wyeth was born in Southampton, England. She was once married to a fellow British runner, John Nuttall, but has since divorced. They have two children, Hannah Nuttall and Luke Nuttall, both of whom are runners as well.[9][10]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1987 World Cross Country Championships Warsaw, Poland 96th Senior race (5.05 km) 18:26
1989 World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway 28th Senior race (6 km) 23:43
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 11th 3000 m 9:23.12
World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France 99th Senior race (6 km) 21:09
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 10th 3000 m 8:52:26
1991 World Cross Country Championships Antwerp, Belgium 36th Senior race (6.425 km) 21:32
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 11th 3000 m 8:44.73
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 9th 3000 m 9:00.23
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 5th 3000 m 8:38.42
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 6th 3000 m 9:04.35
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 3000 m 8:45:76
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 3rd 3000 m 8:47.98
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden – 5000 m DNF
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 44th (h) 5000 m 16:24.74
1998 World Half Marathon Championships Uster, Switzerland 67th Half marathon 1:16:44

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alison Wyeth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ Alison Wyeth at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Athletes and results: Alison Wyeth". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  8. ^ "UK athletics stars move into coaching | NEWS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  9. ^ "HAHN AND SKINNER PRODUCE GOLDEN DISPLAYS AT THE EUROPEAN PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Hannah Nuttall". University of New Mexico Lobos athletics. 27 April 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.


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