Kristen Bowditch

Kris Bowditch
Personal information
Born (1975-01-14) 14 January 1975
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
ClubBritish Milers Club

Kristen Robert Bowditch (born 14 January 1975) is a British former long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

He represented England in the 5,000 metres event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3]

Bowditch became the British 5000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1997 AAA Championships.[4][5]

Bowditch has a 3000m personal best of 7:52.27, and a 5000m personal best of 13:28.22 [6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristen Bowditch Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  5. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Kris Bowditch Profile". World Athletics.