Harvey Dixon

Harvey Dixon

Harvey Dixon in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1993-11-02) 2 November 1993 (age 31) Nice, France
Education	Providence College, Salesian College
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	1500 metres, 5000 metres
College team	Providence Friars
Club	Aldershot, Farnham & District AC [2]
Coached by	Geoff Wightman
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Gibraltar Island Games 2015 Jersey 5000 m 2017 Gotland 1500 m 2017 Gotland 5000 m 2015 Jersey 800 m 2017 Gotland 4×400 metres relay 2019 Gibraltar 5000 m 2019 Gibraltar Half-marathon team

Harvey Dixon (born 2 November 1993) is a British middle-distance runner who competes for Gibraltar primarily in the 1500 metres. ^[3] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships failing to qualify for the next round despite setting a new national record.

In April 2018, he became the first athlete from Gibraltar to reach a final at the Commonwealth Games, when he qualified for the men's 1500 metres at the Gold Coast games. He finished in eleventh place, setting a new national record in the process. ^{[4] [5]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Gibraltar
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	18th (h)	1500 m	3:44.67
2015	Island Games	Jersey	1st	1500 m	14:29.47
			2nd	800 m	1:54.95
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	35th (h)	1500 m	3:51.82
2017	Island Games	Gotland, Sweden	1st	1500 m	3:48.71
			1st	5000 m	14:46.47
			2nd	4×400 metres relay	3:29.47
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	23rd (h)	1500 m	3:44.03
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	16th (h)	1500 m	3:49.89
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	11th	1500 m	3:43.84
	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Schaan, Liechtenstein	4th	800 m	1:52.38
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	32nd (h)	1500 m	3:54.70
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	30th (h)	3000 m	8:14.86
	Island Games	Gibraltar	2nd	5000 m	15:25.56
			3rd	Half-marathon team	11 points

Personal bests

^[6]

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:50.58 (Watford 2014)
• 1500 metres – 3:44.03 (London 2017)
• One mile – 4:05.57 (Concord 2014)
• 3000 metres – 8:12.33 (Watford 2012)
• 5000 metres – 14:37.14 (Stretford 2013)
• 10 kilometres – 30:40 (London 2017)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 1:52.71 (Lee Valley 2017)
• 1000 metres – 2:23.70 (Boston 2015)
• 1500 metres – 3:49.89 (Birmingham 2018)
• One mile – 4:03.34 (Boston 2018)
• 3000 metres – 8:18.17 (Boston 2014)

References

1. "2018 CWG bio" . Retrieved 23 April 2018.
2. Power of 10 profile
3. Harvey Dixon at World Athletics
4. "Gib athlete makes 1500m final as 2018 Commonwealth Games come to a close". Gibraltar Chronicle. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
5. "Dixon beats 1500m National Record at Commonweath Games final". Gibraltar Chronicle. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
6. "All-Athletics profile". Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.