Robert Newton (hurdler)
Robert Alan Newton (born 10 May 1981 in Nottingham, England)[1] is a British hurdling athlete. As of 2004, he was Britain's number one sprint hurdler. However, competing for Team GB at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Newton failed to qualify for the second round of the 110 m hurdles competition. He was the only openly gay British Olympian that year.[2]
After not racing at all in 2005, Newton transitioned to the 400 metre hurdles along with the 110 metre hurdles in 2006, achieving a 51.88 personal best in that event. He has no recorded races since 2006.[3] In 2012, he worked as a sports massage therapist.[4]
National titles
[edit]- 1997: Amateur Athletics Association U17 400m hurdles gold medal winner
- 1999: English Schools' 110m hurdles gold medal winner
- 1999: AAA U20 110m hurdles gold medal winner
- 2000: AAA U20 110m hurdles silver medalist
- 2001: AAA U23 110m hurdles gold medal winner
- 2003: Inter-Countries 110m hurdles gold medal winner
- 2004: British National Championships 110m hurdles gold medal winner
Personal bests
[edit]- 110 m hurdles Personal Best: 13.36 in 2004
- In the UK All-time Top Ten with a 60m hurdles personal best of 7.69, in the 2004 Norwich Union Indoor Trials.
References
[edit]- ^ "Matt & Andrej Koymasky - Famous GLTB - Robert Newton".
- ^ Townley, Ben (24 August 2004). "Athens 2004: UK's only gay athlete talks". Gay.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Robert Newton at World Athletics
- ^ "Central London Osteopathy and Sports Injury Clinics". Archived from the original on 22 August 2012.
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