Harvey Dixon Explained

Harvey Dixon
Birth Date:	2 November 1993
Birth Place:	Nice, France
Height:	1.76 m^[1]
Weight:	67 kg
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	1500 metres, 5000 metres
Club:	Aldershot, Farnham & District AC^[2]
Coach:	Geoff Wightman
Education:	Providence College, Salesian College
Collegeteam:	Providence Friars

Harvey Dixon (born 2 November 1993) is a Gibraltarian middle-distance runner who competes primarily in the 1500 metres. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships failing to qualify for the next round despite setting a new national record.

In April 2018, he became the first athlete from Gibraltar to reach a final at the Commonwealth Games, when he qualified for the men's 1500 metres at the Gold Coast games. He finished in eleventh place, setting a new national record in the process.^[3] ^[4]

International competitions

Representing
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	18th (h)	1500 m	3:44.67
2015	Island Games	Jersey	bgcolor=gold	1st	1500 m	14:29.47
2015	Island Games	Jersey	bgcolor=silver	2nd	800 m	1:54.95
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	35th (h)	1500 m	3:51.82
2017	Island Games	Gotland, Sweden	bgcolor=gold	1st	1500 m	3:48.71
			bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	14:46.47
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4×400 metres relay	3:29.47
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	23rd (h)	1500 m	3:44.03
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	16th (h)	1500 m	3:49.89
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	11th	1500 m	3:43.84
	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Schaan, Liechtenstein	4th	800 m	1:52.38
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	32nd (h)	1500 m	3:54.70
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	30th (h)	3000 m	8:14.86
	Island Games	Gibraltar	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	15:25.56
	Island Games	Gibraltar	3rd	Half-marathon team	11 points

Personal bests

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Outdoor

800 metres – 1:50.58 (Watford 2014)
1500 metres – 3:44.03 (London 2017)
One mile – 4:05.57 (Concord 2014)
3000 metres – 8:12.33 (Watford 2012)
5000 metres – 14:37.14 (Stretford 2013)
10 kilometres – 30:40 (London 2017)

Indoor

800 metres – 1:52.71 (Lee Valley 2017)
1000 metres – 2:23.70 (Boston 2015)
1500 metres – 3:49.89 (Birmingham 2018)
One mile – 4:03.34 (Boston 2018)
3000 metres – 8:18.17 (Boston 2014)

Notes and References

Web site: 2018 CWG bio. 23 April 2018.
http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=65896 Power of 10 profile
Web site: Gib athlete makes 1500m final as 2018 Commonwealth Games come to a close . Gibraltar Chronicle . 14 April 2018.
Web site: Dixon beats 1500m National Record at Commonweath Games final . Gibraltar Chronicle . 14 April 2018.
Web site: All-Athletics profile . 14 August 2017 . 15 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170815024150/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/411336 . dead .