Toby Box

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Toby Box
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1972-09-09) 9 September 1972 (age 52)
Stockport, England
Height6 ft (183 cm) 3"
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventSprints
Club Wolverhampton & Bilston AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m 10.32/10.07w
200m 20.72
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria 4x100m relay

Tobias Box (born 9 September 1972) is a male former athlete who competed for Great Britain and England. [1]

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Biography

Box was a member of Wolverhampton & Bilston AC [2] and finished second behind American Jeff Williams in the 200 metres event at the 1993 AAA Championships [3] but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British 200 metres champion that year. [4]

Box represented England in the 200 metres and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. [5] [6] [7]

After retiring from athletics prematurely in 1998 due to injury, Toby Box worked in property. He qualified as a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) in 2012 and now works as a Development Surveyor in Kent, England. Toby Box is a noted IT expert.[ citation needed ]

External references

Toby Box's Athlete profile [8]

References

  1. "Profile". IAAF.
  2. "Box turns on the power" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 13 June 1993. Retrieved 5 July 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  4. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  5. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. "Profile". Power of 10.