Rob Harrison
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| Born | 5 June 1959 Liverpool, England | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Events | 800 m, 1500 m | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Liverpool Harriers | |||||||||||||||||
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Robert Neil Harrison (born 5 June 1959) is a male English former middle-distance runner.[1]
Biography
[edit]Harrison was a member of the Liverpool Harriers[2] and finished second behind Steve Cram in the 800 metres event at the 1984 AAA Championships.[3][4]
He is best known for winning the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 1985 European Indoor Championships. He represented England in the 1500 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5][6][7]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain and  England | |||||
| 1985 | European Indoor Championships | Piraeus, Greece | 1st | 800 m | 1:49.09 |
| Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 12th (sf) | 800 m | 1:47.99 | |
| 16th (h) | 1500 m | 3:47.01 | |||
| 1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 11th (h) | 1500 m | 3:48.95 |
| Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 4th | 1500 m | 3:54.44 | |
| 1987 | Universiade | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:45.13 |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 8th | 1500 m | 3:53.29 |
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:45.31 (Oslo 1984)
- 1000 metres – 2:17.20 (London 1984)
- 1500 metres – 3:35.74 (Cwmbran 1986)
- One mile – 3:53.85 (Nice 1986)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:47.72 (Piraeus 1985)
- 1500 metres – 3:42.95 (Cosford 1985)
- One mile – 3:59.35 (Cosford 1985)
References
[edit]- ↑ Rob Harrison at World Athletics
- ↑ "Rob Harrison busy schedule". Liverpool Echo. 29 August 1984. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ↑ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- All-Athletics profile
- Rob Harrison at World Athletics
- Rob Harrison at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Rob Harrison at InterSportStats
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- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade
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