John Mayock
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 October 1970 Sheffield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | middle/long-distance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cannock & Stafford Barnsley AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[1]
Biography
Mayock also competed at three Commonwealth Games, he represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria,[2] and England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur,[3] 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.[4]
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.[5][6]
Competition record
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Mayock". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Victoria 1994 Team". Team England. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Malaysia 1998 Team". Team England. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Manchester 2002 Team". Team England. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2025.