Paul Gray (hurdler)

Paul Gray
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born25 May 1969
Cardiff, Wales
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHurdles
ClubCardiff AAC
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria 110 m hurdles
1998 Kuala Lumpur 4x400m relay

Paul Gray (born 25 May 1969) is a Welsh retired athlete who competed in the 110 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles.[1]

Biography

Shortly after winning the Junior 1987 Junior AAA title, Gray won bronze at the 1987 European Athletics Junior Championships.[2][3]

Gray won the bronze medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. In addition, he represented Great Britain at two World Championships, in 1999 and 2001, without reaching the semifinals.

His personal bests are 13.53 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (Victoria 1994) and 49.16 in the 400 metres hurdles (Budapest 1998).

Gray twice finished runner-up in the 110 metres hurdles event at the AAA Championships, behind Andy Tulloch at the 1994 AAA Championships[4] and ten years later behind Robert Newton at the 2004 AAA Championships.[5]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  Wales
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd 110 m hurdles 14.16
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 5th 110 m hurdles 14.02 w (wind: +3.0 m/s)
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.54
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.80
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.34
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th 110 m hurdles 13.62
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.86
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 33rd (h) 400 m hurdles 50.15
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 33rd (h) 110 m hurdles 13.96
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 10th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.11

References

  1. ^ Paul Gray at World Athletics
  2. ^ "Hughes hits heights". South Wales Echo. 29 July 1993. Retrieved 6 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Gray joins Euro glory trail". South Wales Echo. 28 July 1987. Retrieved 6 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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