Anthony Whiteman

 ( 1971 Births ) 

Anthony William Whiteman (born 13 November 1971) is a male British former middle distance runner who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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Biography Whiteman, born in Carshalton, was a member of the Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers. Following the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the 1997 World University Games 1500 metres.

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 1,500 metres event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A second appearance at the Olympic Games ensued when he ran in the heats of the 1500 and two years later he competed in the 1500 metres once again, at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Whiteman became the British 1500 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 2002 AAA Championships.

Now a master (over 40), he currently has the world record in that age group for 800 metres and pending records for the Mile run and 1500 metres. He has run 3:32.24 for 1500m and has a best mile time of 3:51.90.

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Competition record

1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	11th	1500 m
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	2nd	1500 m
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	17th (sf)	1500 m
1997	Universiade	Catania, Italy	1st	1500 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	1500 m
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	3rd	1500 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	–	1500 m	DNF
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	7th (sf)	1500 m
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	4th	1500 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	26th (h)	800 m
			9th	1500 m

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