Anthony Whiteman

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Anthony Whiteman
Personal information
National teamFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1971-11-13) 13 November 1971 (age 53)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Club Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m 1:45.81 (Crystal Palace 2000)
1500 m 3:32.34 (Monaco 1997)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 1,500m
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Masters Athletics Championships (M40)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Budapest 800 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Budapest 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Budapest 3000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Lyon 800 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Lyon 1500 m

Anthony William Whiteman (born 13 November 1971) is a male British former middle distance runner who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Athletics career

Following the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the 1997 World University Games 1500 metres. He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 1,500 metres event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [2] [3]

A second appearance at the Olympic Games ensued when he ran in the heats of the 1500 and two years later he competed in the 1500 metres once again, at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. [4]

Now a master (over 40), he currently has the world record in that age group for 800 metres [5] and pending records for the mile and 1500 metres. He has run 3:32.24 for 1500m and has a best mile time of 3:51.90.

He is a member of the Shaftesbury Barnet club. [6]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  England
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain11th1500 m 3:47.50
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden2nd1500 m 3:44.78
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States17th (sf)1500 m 3:36.11
1997 Universiade Catania, Italy1st1500 m 3:43.57
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary4th1500 m 3:42.27
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3rd1500 m 3:40.70
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia–1500 m DNF
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada7th (sf)1500 m 3:36.77
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom4th1500 m 3:38.04
European Championships Munich, Germany26th (h)800 m 1:50.60
9th1500 m 3:47.10

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anthony Whiteman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ↑ "European-leading mark for German long jumper Moguenara, world vets 800m record for Whiteman". Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Athlete profile". British Athletics.
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