Brian Whittle
| Brian Whittle medal table |
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 United Kingdom , Scotland
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| European championships | ||
| gold | 1994 Helsinki | 4 × 400 m |
| gold | 1986 Stuttgart | 4 × 400 m |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
| silver | 1989 The Hague | 400 m |
| silver | 1988 Budapest | 400 m |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| silver | 1990 Auckland | 4 × 400 m |
Brian Whittle (born April 24, 1964 in Ayr ) is a former British athlete who specialized in the 400 meter run .
Whittle won at the European Athletics Championships in 1986 in Stuttgart together with Derek Redmond , Kriss Akabusi and Roger Black the gold medal in the 4 x 400 meter relay . He only had to walk his lap on one shoe after losing the other when taking over the relay stick from Abukasi. Nevertheless, the British team achieved a championship record with a time of 2: 59.84 minutes.
At the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Budapest in 1988 Whittle was second in the 400-meter run. In the same year he took part in the Olympic Games in Seoul . With the British 4 x 400 meter relay, he finished fifth, over 400 meters he reached the semi-finals. In 1989 he won another silver medal in the 400-meter run at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in The Hague . Two weeks later he was fifth at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Budapest over the same distance. At the Commonwealth Games in Auckland in 1990 , he finished second in the relay with the Scottish team.
In the meantime Whittle tried harder in the 800-meter run , albeit less successfully than at half the distance. At the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in 1991 , he missed the finals, at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Genoa in 1992 , he finished sixth. Whittle completed his international career with his second European title. At the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 1994 , he won together with David McKenzie , Roger Black and Du'aine Ladejo in the 4 x 400 meter relay.
Brian Whittle is 1.90 m tall and weighed 77 kg during his playing days. He is married and has three daughters.
Web links
- Brian Whittle in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Brian Whittle in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ a b Daily Record: Legendary athlete Brian Whittle happy to help daughter follow his example (English), July 14, 2009
1934 : Hamann , Scheele , Voigt , Metzner ( GER )
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1938 : Blazejezak , Bues , Linnhoff , Harbig ( GER ) |
1946 : Santona , Cros , Chef d'Hôtel , Lunis ( FRA )
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1950 : Pike , Lewis , Scott , Pugh ( GBR ) |
1954 : Haarhoff , Degats , Martin du Gard , Goudeau ( FRA ) |
1958 : Sampson , MacIsaac , Wrighton , Salisbury ( GBR ) |
1962 : Schmitt , Kindermann , Reske , Children ( FRG )
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1966 : Werner , Borowski , Grędziński , Badeński ( POL )
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1969 : Bertould , Nicolau , Carette , Nallet ( FRA ) |
1971 : Schlöske , Jordan , Jellinghaus , Köhler ( FRG )
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1974 : Cohen , Hartley , Pascoe , Jenkins ( GBR ) |
1978 : Weppler , Hofmeister , Herrmann , Schmid ( FRG ) |
1982 : Skamrahl , Schmid , Giessing , Weber ( FRG ) |
1986 : Redmond , Akabusi , Whittle , Black ( GBR ) |
1990 : Sanders , Akabusi , Regis , Black ( GBR ) |
1994 : McKenzie , Black , Whittle , Ladejo ( GBR ) |
1998 : Hylton , Baulch , Thomas , Richardson ( GBR ) |
2002 : Deacon , Elias , Baulch , Caines ( GBR ) |
2006 : Djhone , M'Barke , Keïta , Raquil ( FRA ) |
2010 : Dyldin , Aksjonow , Trenichin , Krasnow ( RUS )
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2012 : Gillet , J. Borlée , Bouckaert , K. Borlée ( BEL )
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2014 : Williams , Hudson-Smith , Bingham , Rooney ( GBR ) |
2016 : Watrin , J. Borlée , D. Borlée , K. Borlée ( BEL ) |
2018 : D. Borlée , J. Borlée , Sacoor , K. Borlée ( BEL )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Whittle, Brian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ayr |