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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1958 (age 66) Kentish Town, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Haringey AC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gary James Oakes (born 21 September 1958) is a male British retired athlete who mainly competed in the men's 400 metre hurdles. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics. [1]
Oakes was a member of the Haringey Athletic Club. He finished third behind Alan Pascoe in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 1978 AAA Championships. [2] Shortly afterwards he represented England in the 400 metres hurdles event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. [3]
Oakes finished third again at the 1979 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British 400 metres hurdles champion. [4] At the 1980 Olympics Games in Moscow, he represented Great Britain, where he won the bronze medal in the 400 metre hurdles. [1]
Oakes won the AAA title outright at the 1981 AAA Championships [5] and the following year represented England, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia [6] A third Commonwealth Games appearance followed when he represented England, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [7] [8]
He is married to fellow two-time Olympic bronze medallist Heather Hunte.
