Alison Wyeth

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

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)