John Mayock

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John Mayock
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1970-10-26) 26 October 1970 (age 54)
Sheffield, England
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventmiddle/long-distance
ClubCannock & Stafford
Barnsley AC
Medal record
athletics
Representing Flag of England.svg England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 1500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria 1500 m
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Valencia 3000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Genoa 3000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Madrid 3000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Ghent 3000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Vienna 3000 m

John Paul Mayock (born 26 October 1970) is a male English retired middle-distance runner who competed at three Olympic Games, at the 1996 games in Atlanta and the 2000 games in Sydney in the 1500 metres and at the 2004 games in Athens in the 5000 metres. [1]

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Biography

Mayock also competed at three Commonwealth Games, he represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, [2] and England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, [3] where he won bronze and silver medals in the 1500 metres. He placed fourth for England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the 5,000 in Manchester. [4]

He currently holds British indoor records for the 2000 m (4:57.09) and 2 miles (8:17.06). His previous record in the 3000 m (7:41.09) was broken by Mo Farah in 2009. Mayock represented Great Britain 58 times during his career. He has run an impressive 3:31.86 for 1500m and a mile in 3:50.32. He represented Great Britain 58 times and was also team captain.[ citation needed ]

He finished third in the 5,000 metres event at the 1992 AAA Championships [5] and went on to win the British 1500 metres title seven times from 1995 to 2001. [6]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain and Flag of England.svg England
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia 2nd5000 m14:11.05
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 1st5000 m 13:39.25
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 2nd3000 m 7:48.47
World Cup Havana, Cuba 7th5000 m 14:16.95
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 5th3000 m 7:54.41
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 3rd1500 m 3:37.22
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th3000 m 7:51.86
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 18th (sf)1500 m 3:40.20
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 11th1500 m 3:40.18
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 6th3000 m 7:44.31
World Championships Athens, Greece 9th1500 m 3:38.67
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 1st3000 m 7:55.09
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd1500 m 3:40.46
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 6th (h)1500 m 3:37.29
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 3rd3000 m 7:49.97
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 9th1500 m 3:39.41
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 4th3000 m 7:44.08
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 21st (sf)1500 m 3:42.63
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 7thMile 3:58.49
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 3rd3000 m 7:48.08
Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 4th5000 m 13:19.43
European Championships Munich, Germany 12th1500 m 3:48.41
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 8th3000 m 7:45.32
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 16th (q)3000 m 7:54.41
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 17th (q)5000 m 13:26.81
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd3000 m 7:51.46

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Mayock". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Victoria 1994 Team". Team England. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Malaysia 1998 Team". Team England. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Manchester 2002 Team". Team England. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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