Cameron Chalmers

Cameron Chalmers
Cameron Chalmers in 2017
Personal information
Nationality  Great Britain
Born (1997-02-06) February 6, 1997
Guernsey
Sport
Country  Great Britain
 Guernsey
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400m,
College team University of Bath
Club Guernsey Island Amateur Athletics Club
Coached by James Hillier
Achievements and titles
World finals 9th (U20)
Regional finals 1st (U23)
National finals 1st (U23), 3rd (Senior)
Personal best(s) 45.64, English U23 Championships, 2017
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Guernsey
Island Games
2015 Jersey400m
2015 Jersey4x400m relay
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
2018 Berlin4×400 m relay

Cameron Christopher David Chalmers (born 6 February 1997) is a Guernsey born British track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. As well as competing as a Junior athlete at the 2016 U20 World Championships,[1] Chalmers has represented the senior Great Britain team at the 2017 European Team Championships held in Lille and was selected for their relay squad at the World Championships later in the year.

Representing Guernsey, Chalmers won Gold in the 400m at the 2015 Island Games in Jersey.[2] He is the current British U20 champion and also holds the BUCS title. Chalmers is currently ranked 1st for 400m in the Great Britain U23 rankings, and 2nd in the Great Britain senior men's rankings.[3]

In the men's 400m final at the BUCS Championships, Chalmers broke the BUCS record, set 17 years previous, and won his fourth consecutive BUCS 400m title. His time of 45.71 also set a new Guernsey record.[4] In June 2017, Chalmers improved his own Guernsey record time, setting a new personal best of 45.64 as he won the 400m final at the England Athletics U23 Championships in Bedford.[5]

Career

Born in Guernsey, he joined his local athletics club, Guernsey Island Amateur Athletic Club, in 2010. He competed in a variety of events, particularly in 2013 before focusing on 400m from 2014 onwards.[6]

In 2015 Chalmers made his first appearance for Great Britain, competing for GBJ in the 4 × 400 m at the Loughborough International.[7] In the same year he also took the gold medals in both the 400m and 4 × 400 m while representing Guernsey at the Island Games.

At the 2016 World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, Chalmers set a personal best of 46.51 seconds in the semi finals, however he narrowly missed out on the finals, eventually finishing his campaign in 9th.[8]

Shortly before the 2017 Island Games, Chalmers pulled out to focus on representing Great Britain at the 2017 World Championships. On the 11th July Chalmers was announced in the Great Britain relay squad.

Personal bests

Achievements

Chalmers is the Guernsey 400m record holder.

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  Guernsey
2015 Island Games St Clement, Jersey 1st 400m 48.03
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:16.39
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 9th (sf) 400 m 46.51
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th 400 m 46.29
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.65
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 13th (sf) 400 m 46.34
European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.62

References

  1. ↑ "Guernsey's Cameron Chalmers surprised by GB under-20 call-up". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "A final day gold rush is on cards". Guernsey Press. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "ranking list". Power of 10. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "CAMERON CHALMERS AMONG RECORD BREAKERS AT BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPS". All-Athletics. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Double gold for the Chalmers brothers". Guernsey Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Athlete Profile - Cameron Chalmers". British Athletics. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Guernsey's Cameron Chalmers surprised by GB under-20 call-up". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Cameron Chalmers: Guernsey 400m runner misses out on World Under-20 final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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