Simon Fairbrother

British former middle-distance runner

Simon Fairbrother
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
IAAF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Havana 1500 m

Simon Fairbrother (born 28 March 1968) is a British former middle-distance runner who specialised in the 1500 metres. His personal best for the event was 3:38.64 minutes, set in 1992, and he also set a mile run best of 3:56.83 minutes.[1]

He was a one-time champion at the UK Athletics Championships, winning in 1991, and was a close runner-up to Curtis Robb in 1993.[2] In his sole major international performance he won a bronze medal for Great Britain at the 1992 IAAF World Cup held in Havana, unexpectedly holding out against Europe's runner Fermín Cacho, who had won Olympic gold the previous month.[3] At county level, he represented Middlesex as part of Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club in the early and mid 1990s.[4]

References

  1. ^ Simon Fairbrother. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-24.
  2. ^ UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-24.
  3. ^ IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-24.
  4. ^ Simon Fairbrother. Power of 10. Retrieved on 2016-04-24.

External links

  • Simon Fairbrother at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
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UK Athletics Championships winners in men's 1500 metres
1977-1997
  • 1977: Steve Ovett
  • 1978: John Robson
  • 1979: Alan Mottershead
  • 1980: Dave Moorcroft
  • 1981: Steve Ovett
  • 1982: Alan Mottershead
  • 1983: John Gladwin
  • 1984: Alan Salter
  • 1985: Mark Rowland
  • 1986: Rob Harrison
  • 1987: Neil Horsfield
  • 1988: Richard McDonnell
  • 1989: Steve Crabb
  • 1990: Neil Horsfield
  • 1991: Simon Fairbrother
  • 1992: Steve Crabb
  • 1993: Curtis Robb
  • 1997: John Mayock
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