Chris McGeorge
Appearance
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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
Born | Carlisle, Cumberland | 13 January 1962||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- AAA Indoor Championships
- 800 m: 1982
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- English male middle-distance runners
- British male middle-distance runners
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Great Britain
- Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games