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Graeme Vincent Fell (born 19 March 1959 in Dagenham, Essex, England) is a male former 3000 metres steeplechase runner.
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Graeme Vincent Fell (born 19 March 1959 in Dagenham, Essex, England) is a male former 3000 metres steeplechase runner.
Fell competed for England at the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, winning a silver medal in the 3000 m steeplechase behind Julius Korir of Kenya. [1] [2]
In 1984 he took Canadian citizenship and competed for Canada at both the 1986 and 1994 Commonwealth Games (winning gold and bronze medals in the 3000m steeplechase). [3] He also competed in two Olympics for Canada, in 1988 in Seoul (where he finished 11th in the steeplechase final) and in 1992 in Barcelona. In 1985 in Koblenz, he ran a personal best in the 3000 m steeplechase of 8:12.58, which stood as the Canadian national record for the event until 2013, when the record was broken by Matthew Hughes.
In 1985 he was a co-founder of the Vancouver Sun Run which he won twice in 1986 and 1987. In 2004 he was inducted into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame. He currently resides in Vancouver and coaches middle and long distance running. He also currently teaches grade six and seven students at Sir William Osler Elementary School. He teaches physical education, english, math, science and writing. In his debut marathon, Graeme Fell won the 1994 California International Marathon in a time of 2:16:13. [4]
All results regarding 3000 metres steeplechase unless stated
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 10th | 8:34.30 |
| Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 2nd | 8:26.64 | |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 8:20.01 |
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| 1985 | World Cup | Canberra, Australia | 3rd | 8:40.30 |
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, Scotland | 1st | 8:24.49 |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | 8:16.46 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 11th | 8:21.73 |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 4th | 8:27.64 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 14th | 9:01.73 (fell) |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 28th (q) | 8:50.87 |
| 1994 | Goodwill Games | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 4th | 8:26.25 |
| Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 3rd | 8:23.28 | |
| 17th (q) | 14:04.42 (5000 m) | |||
| California International Marathon | California, United States | 1st | 2:16:13 | |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th (q) | 8:24.74 |
(q) indicates overall position achieved in qualifying rounds.
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