Graham Williamson (athlete)
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 June 1960 Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | middle-distance | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Springburn Harriers | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Graham Williamson (born 15 June 1960) is a retired Scottish athlete who competed mainly in the 1500 metres. He is the 1979 Universiade 1500m champion and represented Great Britain at the 1983 World Championships. His mile p.b of 3:50.64 set in 1982 was a Scottish record.
Biography
[edit]Williamson was born in Glasgow and his running club was Springburn Harriers.[1]
Williamson finished second behind Steve Ovett in the 1500 metres event at the 1979 AAA Championships[2] and won the 1979 Summer Universiade 1500m title.[3]
He finished second again at the AAA Championships in 1982, this time behind Steve Cram,[4] before he finished fourth representing Scotland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia
He still holds the Scottish national records for the 1000 metres (2:16.82), the Mile run (3:50.64) and the 2000 metres (4:58.38), as well as multiple Scottish U20 records (800m/1500/Mile/3000m).[5] He currently works for Adidas in Germany as Vice President of the tennis business unit[citation needed] and has a son who is also an athlete.[6]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain /  Scotland
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| 1977 | World Cross Country Championships (Junior race) | Düsseldorf, Germany | 43rd | 7.5 km | 24:57 |
| 1979 | World Cross Country Championships (Junior race) | Limerick, Ireland | 23rd | 7.4 km | 23:48 |
| European Cup | Turin,Italy | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:38.34 | |
| Universiade | Mexico City, Mexico | 1st | 1500 m | 3:45.37 | |
| 1981 | World Cross Country Championships | Madrid, Spain | DNF | 12 km | — |
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | DNF (fell) | 1500 m | 3:43.01 (heats) |
| Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 4th | 1500 m | 3:43.84 | |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 23rd (sf) | 1500 m | 3:45.84 |
| (sf) Indicates overall position in semifinals | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile of Graham WILLIAMSON - All-Athletics.com".
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "World Student Games (Universiade - Men)".
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Under-20 - scotstats".
- ^ "National XC diary: Scotland vests; Williamson; Janice; Walter - Scottish Athletics". 25 February 2016.
World University Games champions in men's 1500 metres | |
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- Scottish men middle-distance runners
- British men middle-distance runners
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Scotland