Paul Larkins

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Paul Larkins
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born19 May 1963
Hackney, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventmiddle-distance
Club Wolverhampton and Bilston AC

Paul Larkins (born 19 May 1963) is a retired English middle-distance runner and a sub 4 minute miler. He still ranks in the all time British Top 30 for 1,500m.

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Biography

Running for the Oklahoma State Cowboys track and field team, Larkins won the 1986 mile run at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. [1]

Larkins finished third behind John Gladwin in the 1500 metres event at the 1986 AAA Championships. [2] [3]

After his competitive career, Larkins went into journalism becoming Editor of both Athletics Weekly and Running Fitness. He is now Production Editor on Practical Classics, a classic car publication and Editor of Trail Running, an off-road running magazine.

Personal bests

DistanceMarkDate
800 m1:47.131984
1000 m2:18.351985
1500 m3:35.941987
Mile3:56.651987
2000 m5:01.481988
3000 m7:47.541989

References

  1. ↑ "OSU's Larkin Chairman of the Boards at 1 Mile Banked Myriad Track to Englishman's Advantage". The Oklahoman . 2 March 1986. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2025.


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