Personal information | |
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Nationality | English |
Born | (1973-12-13) 13 December 1973 (age 51) Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough |
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Sport | Athletics |
Club | Sale Harriers, Manchester |
Anthony Patrick Borsumato (born 13 December 1973 in Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough) is a male retired English athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles.
Athletics career
He represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as three World Championships. He represented England in the 400 metres hurdles event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Four years later he represented England again at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
His career came to an abrupt end when he broke his ankle during the semifinals of the 2003 World Championships in Athletics.
His personal best in the event is 48.90 from 2002.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the Great Britain and England | |||||
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 22nd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.91 |
Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 9th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.15 | |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 30th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.05 |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 32nd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.73 |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 16th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.48 |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 49.72 |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 6th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.37 | |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 19th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.16 |
References
- ^ "Nunthorpe ex-hurdler's graduate firm catches business chief's eye". www.gazettelive.co.uk. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- Anthony Borsumato at World Athletics
- "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Borsumato suffers fractured ankle". Daily Telegraph. 28 August 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- Did not finish in the semifinal.
- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Nunthorpe
- British male hurdlers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Sportspeople from North Yorkshire
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Athletes from Yorkshire
- English male hurdlers