Gary Lough

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Gary Lough
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born6 July 1970
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventMiddle-distance
ClubLoughborough University
Annadale Striders
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Buffalo 1500 m
European Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Birmingham 1500 m

Gary Lough (born 6 July 1970) is a British male former middle-distance runner.

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Biography

Born in Larne Moyle Hospital in County Antrim, [1] represented his country at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics, finishing the 1500 metres final in ninth place. [2] He won 1500 m bronze medals internationally at the 1993 Summer Universiade and the 1994 European Cup. [3] [4] He also participated at the 1994 IAAF World Cup and the 1996 European Cup. [5] [6]

At the top national level he reached the podium three times. He was third in the 1500 m at the 1993 UK Athletics Championships, [7] third over 800 m at the 1995 AAA Championships, and third in the 1500 m at the 1994 AAA Championships. [8] He was a four-time Northern Irish national champion in the 800 metres, taking straight victories from 1990 to 1993. [9] He was twice champion at the BUCS British Universities Athletics Championships, winning the 1500m title in both 1991 and 1995. [10]

Lough attended Loughborough University and it was there that he met fellow student-athlete Paula Radcliffe and the two became friends. Five years after the pair began dating and later married, having two children: a daughter, Isla (2007), and a son, Raphael (2010). [11] Lough suffered a knee injury which curtailed his competitive career and instead focused on training and managing his wife's career. [12] Radcliffe set the world record in the marathon while working with her husband. [13] He drew public criticism for his coaching style after her fourth-place performance at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Radcliffe was distraught at missing a medal and Lough's trackside remonstration of her tactics was shown on television. Lough later apologised to his wife and the public for his reaction. [14] [15]

Lough began working with multiple Olympic champion Mo Farah in February 2018, with Farah remarking that he appreciated Lough's strong will and attention to detail as a coach. [16]

Personal bests

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States3rd 1500 m 3:46.77
1994 European Cup Birmingham, United Kingdom3rd1500 m3:49.57
World Cup London, United Kingdom5th 1500 m 3:44.10
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden9th 1500 m 3:37.59
1996 European Cup Madrid, Spain8th3000 m8:11.44

National titles

References

  1. ↑ McStravick, Sheena (2015-09-10). Antrim born husband of Paula Radcliffe defends wife amid doping allegations [ permanent dead link ]. Belfast Live. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  2. ↑ Men 1500m World Championship 1995 Goteborg (SWE) - Sunday 13.08 . Todor66. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  3. ↑ European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  4. ↑ World Student Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  5. ↑ Gary Lough. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  6. ↑ Gary Lough. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  7. ↑ UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  8. ↑ AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  9. ↑ Northern Irish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  10. ↑ British Universities Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  11. ↑ Paula Radcliffe presents her second child, son Raphael, exclusively in HELLO!. Hello (2010-11-08). Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  12. ↑ Paula Radcliffe: We argue but I owe everything to my husband. Evening Standard (2012-07-10). Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  13. ↑ Warrington, Peter (2017-11-01). Gary Lough unveiled as Mo Farah's new coach. Loughborough Echo. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  14. ↑ Williams, Richard (2001-08-09). How dare you come home without a medal . The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  15. ↑ Knight, Tom (2001-08-08). Radcliffe runs into a marital row over tactics. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  16. ↑ Mo Farah and Gary Lough discuss coaching partnership. Athletics Weekly (2018-02-27). Retrieved 2018-03-13.
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