John Mayock
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 October 1970 Sheffield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | middle/long-distance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cannock & Stafford Barnsley AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Paul Mayock (born 26 October 1970) is a male English retired middle-distance runner who competed at three Olympic Games, at the 1996 games in Atlanta and the 2000 games in Sydney in the 1500 metres and at the 2004 games in Athens in the 5000 metres.[1]
Biography
[edit]Mayock also competed at three Commonwealth Games, he represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria,[2] and England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur,[3] where he won bronze and silver medals in the 1500 metres. He placed fourth for England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the 5,000 in Manchester.[4]
He currently holds British indoor records for the 2000 m (4:57.09) and 2 miles (8:17.06). His previous record in the 3000 m (7:41.09) was broken by Mo Farah in 2009. Mayock represented Great Britain 58 times during his career. He has run an impressive 3:31.86 for 1500m and a mile in 3:50.32. He represented Great Britain 58 times and was also team captain.[citation needed]
He finished third in the 5,000 metres event at the 1992 AAA Championships[5] and went on to win the British 1500 metres title seven times from 1995 to 2001.[6]
Competition record
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Mayock". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ↑ "Victoria 1994 Team". Team England. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "Malaysia 1998 Team". Team England. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "Manchester 2002 Team". Team England. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- John Mayock at World Athletics
- John Mayock at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- John Mayock at Olympics.com
- John Mayock at Team GB
- John Mayock at Olympedia
- John Mayock at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- John Mayock at InterSportStats
World University Games champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Sheffield
- English men middle-distance runners
- British men middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Alumni of Staffordshire University
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics
- Olympic men middle-distance runners