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Alison Wyeth
Personal information
Born (1964-05-26) 26 May 1964 (age 60)
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventLong-distance
ClubParkside Harrow AC

Alison Wyeth (born 26 May 1964) is an English former middle and long-distance runner.[2] She represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996, as well as at three World Championships, finishing 5th in the 3000 metres final at the 1993 World Championships. She won AAAs Championship titles at 1500m (1993), 3000m (1989) and 5000m (1995), and twice won the UK Athletics Championships title at 1500 m (1990–91).

Wyeth was born in Southampton, England. She was once married to a fellow British runner, John Nuttall, but has since divorced.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1987 World Cross Country Championships Warsaw, Poland 96th Senior race (5.05 km) 18:26
1989 World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway 28th Senior race (6 km) 23:43
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 11th 3000 m 9:23.12
World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France 99th Senior race (6 km) 21:09
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 10th 3000 m 8:52:26
1991 World Cross Country Championships Antwerp, Belgium 36th Senior race (6.425 km) 21:32
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 11th 3000 m 8:44.73
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 9th 3000 m 9:00.23
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 5th 3000 m 8:38.42
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 6th 3000 m 9:04.35
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 3000 m 8:45:76
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 3rd 3000 m 8:47.98
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5000 m DNF
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 44th (h) 5000 m 16:24.74
1998 World Half Marathon Championships Uster, Switzerland 67th Half marathon 1:16:44

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References