Gary Lough

Gary Lough (born 6 July 1970) is a British male former middle-distance runner. He represented his country at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics, finishing the 1500 metres final in ninth place.[1] He won 1500 m bronze medals internationally at the 1993 Summer Universiade and the 1994 European Cup.[2][3] He also participated at the 1994 IAAF World Cup and the 1996 European Cup.[4][5]

Gary Lough
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Universiade
1993 Buffalo1500 m
European Cup
1993 Birmingham1500 m

At the top national level he reached the podium three times. He was third in the 1500 m at the 1993 UK Athletics Championships,[6] third over 800 m at the 1995 AAA Championships, and third in the 1500 m at the 1994 AAA Championships.[7] He was a four-time Northern Irish national champion in the 800 metres, taking straight victories from 1990 to 1993.[8] He was twice champion at the BUCS British Universities Athletics Championships, winning the 1500m title in both 1991 and 1995.[9]

Born in Ballygally in County Antrim,[10] Lough attended Loughborough University and it was there that he met fellow student-athlete Paula Radcliffe and the two became friends. Five years after the pair began dating and later married, having two children: a daughter, Isla (2007), and a son, Raphael (2010).[11] Lough suffered a knee injury which curtailed his competitive career and instead focused on training and managing his wife's career.[12] Radcliffe set the world record in the marathon while working with her husband.[13] He drew public criticism for his coaching style after her fourth-place performance at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Radcliffe was distraught at missing a medal and Lough's trackside remonstration of her tactics was shown on television. Lough later apologised to his wife and the public for his reaction.[14][15]

Lough was reported to UK Athletics in 2017 as acting as a non-registered agent and coach. He subsequently applied for documentation, stating it was an administrative error on his part.[16] He began working with multiple Olympic champion Mo Farah in February 2018, with Farah remarking that he appreciated Lough's strong will and attention to detail as a coach.[17]

Personal bests

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 3rd 1500 m 3:46.77
1994 European Cup Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd 1500 m 3:49.57
World Cup London, United Kingdom 5th 1500 m 3:44.10
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 9th 1500 m 3:37.59
1996 European Cup Madrid, Spain 8th 3000 m 8:11.44

National titles
  • Northern Irish Athletics Championships
    • 800 m: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993

References
  1. Men 1500m World Championship 1995 Goteborg (SWE) - Sunday 13.08 . Todor66. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  2. European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  3. World Student Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  4. Gary Lough. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  5. Gary Lough. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  6. UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  7. AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  8. Northern Irish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  9. British Universities Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  10. McStravick, Sheena (2015-09-10). Antrim born husband of Paula Radcliffe defends wife amid doping allegations. Belfast Live. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  11. Paula Radcliffe presents her second child, son Raphael, exclusively in HELLO!. Hello (2010-11-08). Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  12. Paula Radcliffe: We argue but I owe everything to my husband. Evening Standard (2012-07-10). Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  13. Warrington, Peter (2017-11-01). Gary Lough unveiled as Mo Farah's new coach. Loughborough Echo. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  14. Williams, Richard (2001-08-09). How dare you come home without a medal . The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  15. Knight, Tom (2001-08-08). Radcliffe runs into a marital row over tactics. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  16. Lawton, Matt (2017-08-10). Paula Radcliffe's husband in hot water with UK Athletics over complaint he acted as unauthorised agent while coaching at GB training camps. Daily Mail. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  17. Mo Farah and Gary Lough discuss coaching partnership. Athletics Weekly (2018-02-27). Retrieved 2018-03-13.
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