Lloyd Cowan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 8 July 1962 Hackney, London, England |
| Died | 11 January 2021 (aged 58) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | hurdles |
| Club | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers |
Lloyd Cowan MBE (8 July 1962 – 11 January 2021) was a British track and field athlete and coach.
Biography
Athletics
Cowan specialised in the 110 and 400 metres hurdles,[1] but was better known as a coach.
Cowan was selected for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, but he could not go because of illness. He did however represent England in the 110 metres hurdles event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada[2][3][4][5]
Cowan finished third on three occasions at the AAA Championships in 1994, 1995 and 1999.[6][7]
Coaching
He retired from athletics at the age of 39 and went on to coach 18 athletes including; Christine Ohuruogu at Newham and Essex Beagles A.C., the former 400 metres Olympic, World and Commonwealth Champion; Simeon Williamson, the former British 100 metres champion; and Andy Turner, the former European, and Commonwealth 110 metres hurdles champion.[8]
He was appointed MBE in the 2015 Birthday Honours. On 11 January 2021, it was announced that Cowan had died at the age of 58 from Covid complications.[9]
References
- ^ "Lloyd Cowan", The Power of 10 athletics website.
- ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ Former British track and field athlete, Lloyd Cowan Has Passed Away
- ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Jessica Salter: "Olympic coaches: how to run like a champion. Lloyd Cowan, UK Athletics coach, shares his tips on how to be a better runner", The Telegraph, 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Lloyd Cowan, former coach of 2008 Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu, dies aged 58". BBC Sport. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2025.