Simon Doyle

Simon Patrick Doyle (born 1966-11-09 in Queensland) is a former Australian 1500 m runner who came fourth in the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland and twelfth in the World Championships' final in Tokyo. In 1990, Doyle won three Grand Prix meetings. In 1991, he set Australian records for 1500 m at 3:31.96 min and the Mile at 3:49.91 min. He missed the 1992 Summer Olympics due to injuries.

Doyle's mile record was broken in 2005 by Craig Mottram,[1] while his 1500m record stood until Ryan Gregson exceeded it in 2010.[2]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1989	World Student Games	Duisburg, West Germany	3rd	800 m
1990	Australian National Championships	Melbourne, Australia	1st	5000 m
	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	4th	1500 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	12th	1500 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	9th	1500 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	16th	1500 m

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