Ian Hamer (athlete) explained

Ian Hamer
Birth Date:	18 July 1965
Birth Place:	Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales
Height:	5feet
Weight:	9st
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	5000 metres
Club:	Swansea Harriers
Coach:	Mark Rowland (1992)

Ian Hamer (born 18 July 1965 in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales) is a British former long-distance runner. He competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[1] He was the bronze medallist in the 5000 metres at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

International competitions

Representing and
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	9th	1500 m	3:46.23
			3rd	5000 m	13:25.63
	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	7th	3000 m	7:58.15
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	12th	5000 m	13:32.61
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	13th (h)	5000 m	13:54.49
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	19th (h)	5000 m	13:40.20
	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	4th	10,000 m	29:14.05

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 1500 metres – 3:38.9h (Cwmbran 1989)
• One mile – 3:56.19 (Cork 1991)
• 3000 metres – 7:46.40 (Auckland 1990)
• 2 miles – 8:22.65 (Gateshead 1992)
• 5000 metres – 13:09.80 (Rome 1992)
• 10.000 metres – 7:57.77 (Brussels 1991)

Indoor

• 3000 metres – 7:51.49 (Birmingham 1992)

References

• All-Athletics profile

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/ian-hamer-1.html . 7 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095834/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/ian-hamer-1.html . 18 May 2015 .