Chris McGeorge
English middle-distance runner
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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1962-01-13) 13 January 1962 (age 62) Carlisle, Cumberland | ||||||||||||||
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Christopher Anthony McGeorge (born 13 January 1962) is a British track and field athlete who was the 1985 Summer Universiade champion in the 1500 metres.
Athletics career
McGeorge was born in Carlisle, Cumberland.[1][2] Representing England, he won a bronze medal in the 800 metres at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] This was Britain's first medal in this event for 28 years.[5]
He was the 1988 winner of the Emsley Carr Mile.[6] Nationally, he was the AAA Indoor Championships 800 m winner in 1982,[7] and third in the 1500 m at the AAA Championships in 1981, 1982 and 1983.[8] He was also third in the 1500 m at the 1989 UK Athletics Championships.[9]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 3rd | 800 m | 1:45.60 |
1985 | Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 1st | 1500 m | 3:46.22 |
National titles
- AAA Indoor Championships
- 800 m: 1982
See also
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics (men)
- List of middle-distance runners
References
- ^ "Profile of Chris MCGEORGE - All-Athletics.com".
- ^ "World Student Games (Universiade - Men)".
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Men's 880yds/800m - Athletics Weekly". 16 July 2014.
- ^ Butler, Mark, Emsley Carr Mile Association of Road Racing Statisticians, 5 October 2006; Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ AAA Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- ^ AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- ^ UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
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Summer Universiade champions in men's 1500 metres
- 1959: Béla Szekeres (HUN)
- 1961: Tomás Salinger (TCH)
- 1963: John Whetton (GBR)
- 1965–1967: Bodo Tümmler (FRG)
- 1970: Francesco Arese (ITA)
- 1973: Frank Clement (GBR)
- 1975: Thomas Wessinghage (FRG)
- 1977: Jozef Plachý (TCH)
- 1979: Graham Williamson (GBR)
- 1981: Saïd Aouita (MAR)
- 1983: Claudio Patrignani (ITA)
- 1985: Chris McGeorge (GBR)
- 1987: Hauke Fuhlbrügge (GDR)
- 1989: Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)
- 1991: Niall Bruton (IRL)
- 1993–1995: Abdelkader Chékhémani (FRA)
- 1997: Anthony Whiteman (GBR)
- 1999: Bernard Lagat (KEN)
- 2001: Pedro Antonio Esteso (ESP)
- 2003: Johan Pretorius (RSA)
- 2005: Ivan Heshko (UKR)
- 2007: Samir Khadar (ALG)
- 2009: Vyacheslav Sokolov (RUS)
- 2011: Imad Touil (ALG)
- 2013: Valentin Smirnov (RUS)
- 2015: Aleksey Kharitonov (RUS)
- 2017: Timo Benitz (GER)
- 2019: Michał Rozmys (POL)
- 2021: Benoît Campion (FRA)