Anthony Borsumato

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Anthony Borsumato
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NationalityEnglish
Born (1973-12-13) 13 December 1973 (age 50)
Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough
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SportAthletics
ClubSale Harriers, Manchester

Anthony Patrick Borsumato (born 13 December 1973 in Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough [1] ) is a male retired English athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. [2]

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Athletics career

He represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as three World Championships. [3] He represented England in the 400 metres hurdles event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [4] [5] Four years later he represented England again at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. [6]

His career came to an abrupt end when he broke his ankle during the semifinals of the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. [1] [7]

His personal best in the event is 48.90 from 2002.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  England
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 22nd (h)400 m hurdles 50.91
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 9th (h)400 m hurdles 50.15
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 30th (h)400 m hurdles 50.05
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 32nd (h)400 m hurdles 50.73
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 16th (sf)400 m hurdles 49.48
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 4th400 m hurdles 49.72
European Championships Munich, Germany 6th (sf)400 m hurdles 49.37
2003 World Championships Paris, France 19th (h)400 m hurdles 49.16 [8]

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  5. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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  8. Did not finish in the semifinal.