David Grindley

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David Grindley
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born29 October 1972
Hindley, England
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event400m
ClubWigan Harriers
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 4×400 m relay
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Plovdiv 4×400 m relay

David Allan Grindley (born 29 October 1972) is a British former 400 metres track and field athlete who reached the final of the men's individual 400 metres and won bronze in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. [1]

Biography

Grindley finished third behind Alvin Daniel and Derek Redmond in the 400 metres event at the 1992 AAA Championships. [2] [3] Shortly afterwards at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, he represented Great Britain in the 400 metres (where he placed sixth) and the 4x400 metres relay events. [4]

His personal best for the 400 metres is 44.47 seconds and is the fastest time by a British teenager.[ citation needed ]

Grindley had a spell playing Rugby Union with Aspull R.U.F.C and now works as an airline pilot and races (Road bicycle racing) for North Cheshire Clarion.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. "Athletics: Gritty Grindley goes back to the grind". The Independent. 23 October 2011.
  2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.