| Alison Wyeth | |
| Birth Date: | 26 May 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Southampton, England |
| Height: | 1.78 m[1] |
| Weight: | 58 kg |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | Long-distance |
| Club: | Parkside Harrow AC |
Alison Wyeth (born 26 May 1964) is an English former middle and long-distance runner.
Wyeth represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996, as well as at three World Championships, finishing 5th in the 3000 metres final at the 1993 World Championships. She won AAAs Championship titles at 1500m (1993), 3000m (1989) and 5000m (1995), and twice won the UK Athletics Championships title at 1500 m (1990–91). She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] [3] Four years later she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[4] [5] [6]
Wyeth started coaching in 2001.[7]
Wyeth was born in Southampton, England. She was once married to a fellow British runner, John Nuttall, but has since divorced. They have two children, Hannah Nuttall and Luke Nuttall, both of whom are runners as well.[8] [9]
| Representing and | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | World Cross Country Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 96th | Senior race (5.05 km) | 18:26 | |
| 1989 | World Cross Country Championships | Stavanger, Norway | 28th | Senior race (6 km) | 23:43 | |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 11th | 3000 m | 9:23.12 | |
| World Cross Country Championships | Aix-les-Bains, France | 99th | Senior race (6 km) | 21:09 | ||
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 10th | 3000 m | 8:52:26 | ||
| 1991 | World Cross Country Championships | Antwerp, Belgium | 36th | Senior race (6.425 km) | 21:32 | |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | 3000 m | 8:44.73 | ||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 9th | 3000 m | 9:00.23 | |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 3000 m | 8:38.42 | |
| 1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 6th | 3000 m | 9:04.35 | |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 3000 m | 8:45:76 | ||
| Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 3rd | 3000 m | 8:47.98 | ||
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | – | 5000 m | DNF | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 44th (h) | 5000 m | 16:24.74 | |
| 1998 | World Half Marathon Championships | Uster, Switzerland | 67th | Half marathon | 1:16:44 | |
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