Craig Winrow

Craig Nicholas Winrow (born 22 December 1971 in Ormskirk) is a male retired English middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.[2]

Craig Winrow
Personal information
Born (1971-12-22) 22 December 1971
Ormskirk, West Lancashire, England
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m
ClubWigan Harriers

Athletics career

He represented Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals.[3] He represented England in the 800 metres event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[4][5][6]

His personal bests in the event are 1:45.23 outdoors (Rome 1996) and 1:47.78 indoors (Glasgow 1994).

Coaching

Nowadays he works as a coach. He has trained, among others, Andrew Osagie and Adelle Tracey.

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia 1st 800 m 1:50.01
6th 4x400 m relay 3:12.61
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2nd 4x400 m relay 3:03.80
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 14th (h) 800 m 1:49.88
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 800 m 1:47.09
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 4th 800 m 1:46.91
World Cup London, United Kingdom 3rd 800 m 1:47.16
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 21st (sf) 800 m 1:48.57

References
  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Craig Winrow at World Athletics
  3. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  4. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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