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Robert Newton (hurdler)
British hurdling athlete (born 1981) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Alan Newton (born 10 May 1981) is a British former athlete who participated in the hurdles events.[1] He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]
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Biography
In 2004, he was Britain's number one sprint hurdler and competed for Team GB at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, where he reached the second round of the 110 m hurdles competition.[2] He was the only openly gay British Olympian that year.[3]
He became British 110 metres hurdles champion after winning the British AAA Championships in 2004.[4][5]
After not racing at all in 2005, Newton transitioned to the 400 metre hurdles along with the 110 metre hurdles in 2006, achieving a 51.88 personal best in that event. He has no recorded races since 2006.[6]
In 2012, he worked as a sports massage therapist.[7]
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National titles
- 1997: Amateur Athletics Association U17 400m hurdles gold medal winner
- 1999: English Schools' 110m hurdles gold medal winner
- 1999: AAA U20 110m hurdles gold medal winner
- 2000: AAA U20 110m hurdles silver medalist
- 2001: AAA U23 110m hurdles gold medal winner
- 2003: Inter-Countries 110m hurdles gold medal winner
- 2004: British National Championships 110m hurdles gold medal winner
Personal bests
- 110 m hurdles Personal Best: 13.36 in 2004
- In the UK All-time Top Ten with a 60m hurdles personal best of 7.69, in the 2004 Norwich Union Indoor Trials.
References
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