Rob Harrison (runner)

Rob Harrison

Personal information
Born	(1959-06-05) 5 June 1959 (age 65)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m, 1500 m

Robert Neil Harrison (born 5 June 1959) is a male English former middle-distance runner.[1]

Athletics career

Harrison 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.[2][3][4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

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 (Pireaus 1985)
• 1500 metres – 3:42.95 (Cosford 1985)
• One mile – 3:59.35 (Cosford 1985)

References

1. Rob Harrison at World Athletics
2. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
3. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

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