John Mayock

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.

Biography Mayock also competed at three Commonwealth Games, he represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, and England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, 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.

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.

He finished third in the 5,000 metres event at the 1992 AAA Championships and went on to win the British 1500 metres title seven times from 1995 to 2001.

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