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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 1947 | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | middle-distance | |||||||||||
| Club | Birchfield Harriers | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter John Stewart (born 8 August 1947) is a British male former middle-distance runner. His greatest achievement was a gold medal in the 3000 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1971. [1]
Stewart competed for Scotland at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, narrowly missing out on a medal in fourth place. [2] He was Scottish champion in the 1500 m in 1970. [3]
Stewart finished second behind Tony Polhill in the 1500 metres event at the 1971 AAA Championships [4] but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British 1500 metres champion [5] One month later he competed in the 1500 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships, but failed to make the final.
He was the 3000 m champion at the 1971 AAA Indoor Championships [6] and won the 1500 m AAA title outright at the 1972 AAA Championships. [4]
Both he and his brother Ian Stewart were members of Birchfield Harriers. [7] At the Emsley Carr Mile, he took back-to-back titles in 1971 and 1972, following on from his brother's victory the previous year. [8] Their younger sister Mary won gold in the 1500m representing England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1970 | British Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 4th | 1500 m | 3.40.64 |
| 1971 | European Indoor Championships | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1st | 3000 m | 7:53.6 |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th (heats) | 1500 m | 3:45.0 |
