Graham Hood
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Born | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
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Graham Hood (born April 2, 1972 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a retired track and field athlete from Canada, who competed in the middle distance events.
Hood represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He won the gold medal in the men's 1.500 metres at the 1999 Pan American Games in his native Winnipeg.
Hood ran collegiately for the college track powerhouse Arkansas Razorbacks where he was named most outstanding performer among college men at the 1994 Penn Relays.[1]
Hood grew up in Burlington, Ontario with his parents and younger sister. He attended Nelson High School, began competitive running with Burlington Track and Field Club and played rep soccer for many years as a youth.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Canada | |||||
1989 | Pan American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 2nd | 800 m | 1:51.98 |
1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 15th | 1500 m | 3:50.72 |
1991 | Pan American Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 3rd | 800 m | 1:49.79 |
1st | 1500 m | 3:52.48 | |||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 9th | 1500 m | 3:42.55 |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 10th | 1500 m | 3:41.23 |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | – | 1500 m | DNF |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 11th | 1500 m | 3:45.03 |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 7th | 1500 m | 3:37.55 | |
1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | 1500 m | 3:41.20 |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 10th | 1500 m | 3:35.35 | |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 16th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:40.52 |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 5th | 1500 m | 3:38.08 |
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 25th (h) | 1500 m | 3:50.86 |
References
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Canadian male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
- Sportspeople from Winnipeg
- University of Arkansas alumni
- Arkansas Razorbacks track and field athletes
- Nelson High School (Ontario) alumni
- Pan American Games gold medalists
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs