John Caine (athlete)

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John Caine
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1946-06-07) 7 June 1946 (age 79)
County Durham, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
long distance
ClubGateshead Harriers

John Caine (born 7 June 1946), is a male former athlete who competed for Great Britain and England.

Biography

Caine was born in County Durham and was a member of Gateshead Harriers, where he trained with Brendan Foster. He was a Great Britain and England international and ran long distance races. [1]

Caine finished third behind Ron Hill in the 10 miles event at the 1969 AAA Championships. [2] [3]

He represented England in the 10,000 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [4] [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Alder can win again" . Western Daily Press. 1 January 1969. Retrieved 15 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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