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Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
Born | Carlisle, England | 13 January 1962||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | middle-distance | ||||||||||||||
Club | Cockermouth AC | ||||||||||||||
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Christopher Anthony McGeorge (born 13 January 1962) is a British track and field athlete who was the 1985 Summer Universiade champion in the 1500 metres.
McGeorge was born in Carlisle, Cumberland [1] [2] and was a member of the Cockermouth Athletics Club.
McGeorge was on the podium for three consecutive years at the AAA Championships at the 1981 AAA Championships, [3] 1982 AAA Championships [4] and 1983 AAA Championships. [5]
Representing England, he won a bronze medal in the 800 metres at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. [6] [7] This was Britain's first medal in this event for 28 years. [8]
He was the 1988 winner of the Emsley Carr Mile. [9] Nationally, he was the AAA Indoor Championships 800 m winner in 1982, [10] He was also third in the 1500 m at the 1989 UK Athletics Championships. [11]
McGeorge would have likely won more accolades but was unlucky to have peaked during the golden age of British middle-distance running, when Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett, Steve Cram and Peter Elliott all raced.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 3rd | 800 m | 1:45.60 |
1985 | Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 1st | 1500 m | 3:46.22 |
In 2001 Chris and his wife Sonia McGeorge began their coaching careers. [12]
The pair work as a team and are based in Loughborough. [13]
Chris and Sonia coach/support notable endurance athletes including Charlotte Moore (runner) [14] , Matthew Stonier [15] , Luke Nuttall, Izzy Fry and Ben Pattison [16] .
In 2022 Chris and Sonia's coaching work was recognised by England Athletics as they were presented with the Dave Sunderland Coaching Award. [17]