John Mayock
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Nationality | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire | 26 October 1970|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Cannock & Stafford Barnsley Roadrunners & AC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Paul Mayock (born 26 October 1970, in Barnsley) is a retired male English middle distance runner.
Athletics career[]
Mayock has competed at three Olympic Games, at the 1996 games in Atlanta and the 2000 games in Sydney in the 1500 m and at the 2004 games in Athens in the 5000 m. He has also competed at three Commonwealth Games, in 1994 in Victoria and 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, where he won bronze and silver medals in the 1500 m. He placed fourth in the 5,000, at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. 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.
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1989 | European Junior Championships | Varaždin, Yugoslavia | 2nd | 5000 m | 14:11.05 |
1991 | Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 1st | 5000 m | 13:39.25 |
1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 2nd | 3000 m | 7:48.47 |
World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 7th | 5000 m | 14:16.95 | |
1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 5th | 3000 m | 7:54.41 |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:37.22 |
1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 3000 m | 7:51.86 |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 18th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:40.20 | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 11th | 1500 m | 3:40.18 |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 6th | 3000 m | 7:44.31 |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 9th | 1500 m | 3:38.67 | |
1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 1st | 3000 m | 7:55.09 |
Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:40.46 | |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 6th (h) | 1500 m | 3:37.29 |
2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 3rd | 3000 m | 7:49.97 |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 9th | 1500 m | 3:39.41 | |
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 4th | 3000 m | 7:44.08 |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 21st (sf) | 1500 m | 3:42.63 | |
Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 7th | Mile | 3:58.49 | |
2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 3rd | 3000 m | 7:48.08 |
Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 4th | 5000 m | 13:19.43 | |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 12th | 1500 m | 3:48.41 | |
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 8th | 3000 m | 7:45.32 |
2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 16th (q) | 3000 m | 7:54.41 |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 17th (q) | 5000 m | 13:26.81 | |
2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | 3000 m | 7:51.46 |
References[]
- Kubatko, Justin. "John Mayock Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- 1970 births
- Living people
- English male 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 of 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
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade gold medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- English athletics biography stubs