Gerald Stevens

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Gerald Stevens
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1941-05-23) 23 May 1941 (age 84)
Reading, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
3,000m steeplechase
Club Reading AC

Gerald Richard Stevens (born 23 May 1941), is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Stevens was a member of the Reading Athletic Club [1] and was selected by England to represent his country in athletics events. He won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the AAA National championships. [2]

He represented the England team [3] in the 3,000 metres steeplechase, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. [4] [5]

Four years later he competed in the same event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [6] [7] [8]

On 1 September 1969, he set a British record of 8:30.8.

References

  1. ↑ "Simpson runs first 4-min mile in N.E." . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 18 June 1967. p. 20. Retrieved 9 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Men's team for Empire Games" . Bristol Evening Post. 11 July 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 9 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  8. ↑ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
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