Paul Evans

Paul William Evans (born 13 April 1961) is a former distance runner from England, who competed at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Biography He took up running at 25, having been a footballer. He was a member of Belgrave Harriers and the City of Norwich Athletics Club.

At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, he represented Great Britain in the 10,000 metres event and reached the track final. Four years later at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, he represented Great Britain, again in the 10,000 metres.

Evans came second in the 1996 Great North Run, third in the 1996 London Marathon, and won the 1996 Chicago Marathon at the age of 35. His 2:08:52 in Chicago places him fifth on the UK all-time marathon list. Other achievements include a half-marathon best time of 61:18, and a course record in the premier Swedish 30 km cross country running race Lidingöloppet in 1995.

Evans was twice the British 10,000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1993 AAA Championships and the 1999 AAA Championships.

He is now athletics development officer for Norfolk.

In more recent times Evans has formed something of a comedy double act with ex semi professional footballer Tim Warner (Kings Lynn Town F.C.), playing the 'straight man' role to Warner's 'funny man'. They regularly perform on Thursday evenings at The Nest, the hub of the Community Sports Foundation in Norwich.

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