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British middle-distance runner

Gary Lough
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Buffalo 1500 m
European Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Birmingham 1500 m

Gary Lough (born 6 July 1970) is a British male former middle-distance runner. He represented his country at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics, finishing the 1500 metres final in ninth place. He won 1500 m bronze medals internationally at the 1993 Summer Universiade and the 1994 European Cup. He also participated at the 1994 IAAF World Cup and the 1996 European Cup.

At the top national level he reached the podium three times. He was third in the 1500 m at the 1993 UK Athletics Championships, third over 800 m at the 1995 AAA Championships, and third in the 1500 m at the 1994 AAA Championships. He was a four-time Northern Irish national champion in the 800 metres, taking straight victories from 1990 to 1993. He was twice champion at the BUCS British Universities Athletics Championships, winning the 1500m title in both 1991 and 1995.

Born in Larne, Moyle Hospital in County Antrim, Lough attended Loughborough University and it was there that he met fellow student-athlete Paula Radcliffe and the two became friends. Five years after the pair began dating and later married, having two children: a daughter, Isla (2007), and a son, Raphael (2010). Lough suffered a knee injury which curtailed his competitive career and instead focused on training and managing his wife's career. Radcliffe set the world record in the marathon while working with her husband. He drew public criticism for his coaching style after her fourth-place performance at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Radcliffe was distraught at missing a medal and Lough's trackside remonstration of her tactics was shown on television. Lough later apologised to his wife and the public for his reaction.

Lough began working with multiple Olympic champion Mo Farah in February 2018, with Farah remarking that he appreciated Lough's strong will and attention to detail as a coach.

Personal bests

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 3rd 1500 m 3:46.77
1994 European Cup Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd 1500 m 3:49.57
World Cup London, United Kingdom 5th 1500 m 3:44.10
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 9th 1500 m 3:37.59
1996 European Cup Madrid, Spain 8th 3000 m 8:11.44

National titles

References

  1. Men 1500m World Championship 1995 Goteborg (SWE) - Sunday 13.08 . Todor66. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  2. European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  3. World Student Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  4. Gary Lough. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  5. Gary Lough. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  6. UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  7. AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  8. Northern Irish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  9. British Universities Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  10. McStravick, Sheena (2015-09-10). Antrim born husband of Paula Radcliffe defends wife amid doping allegations. Belfast Live. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  11. Paula Radcliffe presents her second child, son Raphael, exclusively in HELLO!. Hello (2010-11-08). Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  12. Paula Radcliffe: We argue but I owe everything to my husband. Evening Standard (2012-07-10). Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  13. Warrington, Peter (2017-11-01). Gary Lough unveiled as Mo Farah's new coach. Loughborough Echo. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  14. Williams, Richard (2001-08-09). How dare you come home without a medal . The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  15. Knight, Tom (2001-08-08). Radcliffe runs into a marital row over tactics. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  16. Mo Farah and Gary Lough discuss coaching partnership. Athletics Weekly (2018-02-27). Retrieved 2018-03-13.

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