Alison Wyeth (born 26 May 1964) is an English former middle and long-distance runner, who represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996, as well as at three World Championships.
Athletics career In addition to her Olympic appearances Wyeth finished 5th in the 3000 metres final at the 1993 World Championships. She won AAAs Championship titles at 1500m (1993), 3000m (1989) and 5000m (1995), and twice won the UK Athletics Championships title at 1500 m (1990–91). She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. Four years later she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Wyeth started coaching in 2001.
Personal life Wyeth was born in Southampton, England. She was once married to a fellow British runner, John Nuttall, but has since divorced. They have two children, Hannah Nuttall and Luke Nuttall, both of whom are runners as well.
Competition record Representing and 1987World Cross Country ChampionshipsWarsaw, Poland96thSenior race (5.05 km)18:261989World Cross Country ChampionshipsStavanger, Norway28thSenior race (6 km)23:431990Commonwealth GamesAuckland, New Zealand11th3000 m9:23.12World Cross Country ChampionshipsAix-les-Bains, France99thSenior race (6 km)21:09European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia10th3000 m8:52:261991World Cross Country ChampionshipsAntwerp, Belgium36thSenior race (6.425 km)21:32World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan11th3000 m8:44.731992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain9th3000 m9:00.231993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany5th3000 m8:38.421994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France6th3000 m9:04.35European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th3000 m8:45:76Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada3rd3000 m8:47.981995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden –5000 mDNF1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States44th (h)5000 m16:24.741998World Half Marathon ChampionshipsUster, Switzerland67thHalf marathon1:16:44
Personal bests Outdoor 1500 metres – 4:03.17 (Monaco 1993) One mile – 4:24.87 (Oslo 1991) 3000 metres – 8:38.42 (Stuttgart 1993) 5000 metres – 15:00.37 (London 1995) Half marathon – 1:10:54 (The Hague 1998) Marathon – 2:38:26 (Edinburgh 1999)
Indoor 3000 metres – 9:03.59 (Birmingham 1993)
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