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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1958 (age 66) Wood Green, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | long-distance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Crawley AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Timothy Hilton Hutchings (born 4 December 1958) is a male former middle- and long-distance runner who represented England and Great Britain internationally.
Hutchings' track events were the 1500 metres, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. His main championship performances in track and field were a 5000 m bronze medal in the 1986 European Championship and a bronze medal in the 5000 m at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. He also finished fourth in the 1984 Olympic Games. [1]
After appearing in the 1500 metres at the 1978 Commonwealth Games he represented England in the 5,000 metres event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. [2] Four years later he represented England, where he won his bronze medal in the 5,000 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [3] A fourth and final appearance came at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [4] [5]
In cross country running, he twice earned a silver medal in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, in 1984 and 1989. He also won the 1985 edition of the Belfast International Cross Country race. [6] In 1989, he picked up a hamstring injury that put a premature end to his career.
Hutchings became the British 5000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1986 AAA Championships. [7] He was also considered British champion in 1982 after finishing second behind Wilson Waigwa because he was the highest placed British athlete. [8]
After retiring from competition, Hutchings co-founded the Brighton Marathon in 2010 with Tom Naylor. [9]
Tim Hutchings was educated at a boys' independent boarding school: Worth in West Sussex.
Nowadays, he works as an athletics commentator for British Eurosport. [10]
