Alison Wyeth

Alison Wyeth (born 26 May 1964) is a female English former middle and long-distance runner.[2]

Alison Wyeth

Personal information
Born	26 May 1964 Southampton, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Long-distance
Club	Parkside Harrow AC
Medal record Athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria 3000m

Athletics career

Wyeth 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). She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3][4] Four years later she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[5][6][7]

Personal life

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

• 1500 metres – 4:03.17 (Monaco 1993)
• One mile – 4:24.87 (Oslo 1991)
• 3000 metres – 8:38.42 (Stuttgart 1993)
• 5000 metres – 15:00.37 (London 1995)
• Half marathon – 1:10:54 (The Hague 1998)
• Marathon – 2:38:26 (Edinburgh 1999)

Indoor

• 3000 metres – 9:03.59 (Birmingham 1993)

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Alison Wyeth at World Athletics
3. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
4. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
6. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.