Steve Kenyon

Last updated

Steve Kenyon
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1951-09-16) 16 September 1951 (age 74)
Lancashire, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
long-distance
ClubBolton AC

Stephen Kenyon (born 16 September 1951) is a retired male long-distance runner from England, who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the men's marathon and half marathon.

Contents

Biography

Kenyon was raised in Bolton, England and is a life member of both Bolton United Harriers & Salford Harriers.

Kenyon became the British marathon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1982 AAA Championships. [1] It ws during this victory that he set his personal best of 2:11:40 over the classic distance on 13 June 1982 in Gateshead. [2]

He competed in nine World Cross Country Championships, with his highest finish being 17th at the 1980 race, where he was a member of the winning England team. He won the Great North Run in 1985. [3]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom and Flag of England.svg  England
1979 New York City Marathon New York City, United States 3rdMarathon2:13:29
1981 Egmond Half Marathon Egmond, Netherlands 1stHalf marathon1:08:03
Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 6thMarathon2:12:34
Manchester Charity Manchester, England 1stMarathon2:11:54
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece —Marathon DNF
1985 Great North Run South Shields, United Kingdom 1stHalf marathon1:02:44

Personal Bests:

References

  1. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Turnbull, Simon (2004-09-26). Athletics: Steve plays his nowhere man record. The Independent. Retrieved on 2012-02-06.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.