Peter Stewart (athlete)

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Peter Stewart
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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] He also competed in the 1500 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships that year, but failed to make the final. He also competed for Scotland at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, narrowly missing out on a medal in fourth place. [2]

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Nationally, he won the 1500 m at the 1972 AAA Championships and the 3000 m at the 1971 AAA Indoor Championships. [3] [4] He was also Scottish champion in the 1500 m in 1970. [5]

Both he and his brother, Ian Stewart, were members of Birchfield Harriers. [6] 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. [7]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1970 British Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom4th1500 m3.40.64
1971 European Indoor Championships Sofia, Bulgaria1st3000 m7:53.6
European Championships Helsinki, Finland7th (heats) 1500 m 3:45.0

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">AAA Indoor Championships</span>

The AAA Indoor Championships was an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost indoor domestic athletics event during its lifetime.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WAAA Championships</span>

The WAAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Women's Amateur Athletic Association (WAAA) in England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event for women during its lifetime.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships</span>

The Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Finnish Amateur Athletic Association, which serves as the Finnish national championship for the sport. First held in 1962, the competition was open to non-Finnish athletes and several foreign athletes were crowned as Finnish champions. The championship titles were restricted to Finnish nationals from 1987 onwards, with foreign competitors reduced to guest status only.

References

  1. European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  2. Peter Stewart. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  4. AAA Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  5. Scottish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  6. Peter Stewart. Power of 10. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  7. Emsley Carr Mile. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.