John Gladwin (athlete)

John Gladwin (born 01 January 1963)[1] is an English former middle-distance runner and athletics administrator.

John Gladwin
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1963-05-07) 7 May 1963 (age 61)
Wimbledon
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800m/1500m
ClubBelgrave Harriers
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh 1500m

Athletics career

Gladwin won a silver medal representing England in the 1500 metres at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3][4] He also won the 800 metres (1987) and 1500 metres (1983) titles at the UK Championships and the 1500 metres at the 1986 AAAs Championships.[5][6]

His track mile time of 3:51.02 is the 9th fastest of all time by a British athlete.[7]

In 2019 Gladwin was elected president of Belgrave Harriers,[8] the club he competed for as an athlete. He still holds Belgrave club records in the 800m, 1,000m, 1500m and the mile.[9]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  England
1986Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh, United Kingdom2nd1500m3:52.17
Representing  Great Britain
1986European ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany5th1500m3:42.57

References