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Collis Birmingham

Australian runner

Collis Birmingham (born 27 December )[2] is an Australian middle- and long-distance runner.

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He is a two-time participant at the Summer Olympics ( and ) and four-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics (, , and ). He has competed at five editions of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He was an Australian and Oceanian 10, metres record holder from to

Career

Born in Carlton, Victoria,[3] Birmingham made his international debut at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, placing 84th in the junior race.

His first senior international race came four years later at the Championships.[4] That year he won his first national title in his debut over the 10, metres distance by winning the Zatopek 10K ahead of Martin Dent.[5] At the IAAF World Cross Country Championships he took 73rd place and he participated in the Olympic Games in the metres event but failed to qualify for the final.

He came third at the Great Yorkshire Run 10K and made a half marathon debut at the Great North Run, running a time of minutes.

The season saw Birmingham break the Oceanian record for the 10,&#;m with a run of minutes in Berkeley, California.[6] He won the Australian &#;m title in March,[7] then placed 29th at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships – his best ever placing at the competition.

He came fourth in the Emsley Carr Mile and was selected for both &#;m and 10,&#;m races at the World Championships in Athletics. He failed to finish the longer race and came 16th in the &#;m final.[4] Near the end of the year he won his second 10K race at the Zatopek Classic and also placed second at the Great Australian Run, winning the Australian 15K road title.[8][9]

In , Birmingham ran a metres best of minutes, a metres best of minutes and a metres best of minutes.

He was 83rd at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and was chosen to represent Oceania in the &#;m at the IAAF Continental Cup, where he came sixth. He ran in both &#;m and 10,&#;m events at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, finishing sixth and ninth, respectively. He represented Australia at the World Championships in Athletics, but did not progress beyond the &#;m heats.[4]

He entered the New York City Half Marathon and ran the distance in minutes.

He set three track bests that year, recording minutes for the metres, minutes for the &#;m and minutes for the &#;m.

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His &#;m best came in a runner-up performance at the London Grand Prix,[10] although he was eliminated in the heats for that event at the London Olympics a month later.[3] He set his fourth personal best of the year at the Great North Run, reaching seventh place with a time of minutes.

Birmingham improved this further to minutes at the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon, which he won by a margin of twenty seconds.[11]

In August , Birmingham attended the London Marathon Young Athletes Training Camp at St Mary's University College, Twickenham as a special guest and was interviewed by 80–90 potential future running stars.

Other special guests who attended the camp were Andrew Osagie, Ross Murray and Mick Woods.[12]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing &#;Australia
Olympic GamesBeijing, China 15th (h) m
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany 16th m
– 10,m DNF
Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India6th m
9th 10,m
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea19th (h) m
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom34th (h) m
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia24th 10,m
World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland10th m
IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas4th 4 × m
Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, Scotland12th m
IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas3rd Distance medley relay
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China15th (h) m
World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States13th (h) m

Personal bests

Training

Birmingham is currently running miles to miles every week.

He currently lives in Australia but comes to England for 6 weeks in the summer to train; often at St Mary's University College, Twickenham in London. Also, he trains at Bushy Park – the second largest of the Royal Parks of London, at hectares (1, acres) in area.[13]

Birmingham has trained the Tokyo Olympic runner, Stewart McSweyne.[14]

References

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  5. ^Hurst, Mike (13 December ). Birmingham debuts impressively to seize Australian 10,m title. IAAF. Retrieved on 23 February
  6. ^Birmingham breaks national recordArchived 27 October at the Wayback Machine. Inside Athletics. Retrieved on 23 February
  7. ^Hurst, Mike (5 March ).

    Collis birmingham biography of martin luther king Luther later said of his marriage, "I have made the angels laugh and the devils weep. I cannot and will not recant anything, since it is neither safe nor right to go against conscience. Your life is prophetic. During this time he suffered from many illnesses, including arthritis, heart problems and digestive disorders.

    Weather deters sub in Melbourne; Hooker outstanding again – IAAF World Athletics Tour. IAAF. Retrieved on 23 February

  8. ^Johnson, Len (10 December ). Birmingham and Wellings take Zatopek 10,m titles; rain restricts World Champion Samuels in Melbourne. IAAF. Retrieved on 23 February
  9. ^Johnson, Len (29 November ).

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  13. ^Brown, Matthew (13 July ). Hurdlers provide the highlights on Day One in London – Samsung Diamond League. IAAF. Retrieved on 23 February
  14. ^Nakamura, Ken (3 February ). Gelana under pressure but retains Marugame Half Marathon title. IAAF.

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  22. ^"Stewart McSweyn". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 September

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