Shaun Creighton

Shaun William Creighton (born 14 May 1967 in Sydney) is an Australian long-distance runner. He holds the Australian record in the 3000m steeplechase and represented Australia at four Commonwealth Games and two Olympics. He continues to compete in masters athletics competitions. ^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Australia
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	5th	3000 m s'chase [2]
1991	Universiade	Sheffield, England	1st	3000 m s'chase
1992	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	3rd	3000 m s'chase
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	9th	3000 m s'chase
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	11th	3000 m s'chase
1995	Australian National Championships	Sydney	1st	5000 m
	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	7th	3000 m [3]
1996	Australian National Championships	Sydney	1st	5000 m
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	13h2	10,000 m
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	14sf1	5000 m
1998	Australian National Championships	Melbourne	1st	5000 m
	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	2nd	5000 m
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	9th	marathon
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	DNF	marathon
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney	14h1	10,000 m
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	9th	marathon

Personal bests

• 1500 metres – 3:38.59 min (1993)
• Mile run – 3:59.46 min (1995)
• 3000 metres – 7:41.60 min (1995)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:16.22 min (1993)
• 5000 metres – 13:17.76 min (1995)
• 10,000 metres – 27:31.92 min (1996)
• Half marathon – 1:03:34 min (1998)
• Marathon – 2:10:22 min (1997)

References

1. "Australian Masters Athletics Results" . Retrieved 20 March 2025.
2. 1990 Commonwealth Games, men's athletics results – Sporting Heroes
3. 1995 World Indoor Championships, men's 3000 m final – Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite

External links

• Shaun Creighton at World Athletics
• Shaun Creighton at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)