Conrad Mainwaring

Conrad Montgomery Avondale Mainwaring (born 2 October 1951) is an Antigua and Barbuda former hurdler.

Conrad Mainwaring
Personal information
NationalityAntigua and Barbuda
Born (1951-10-02) 2 October 1951
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)110 metres hurdles

Early life

He was from Leicester. He attended the City of Leicester Boys' Grammar School (now the City of Leicester College), then studied to be a PE teacher at Trent Polytechnic.[1]

He taught Divinity and PE at Newry junior school in Leicester.

Career

He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]

Personal life

Mainwaring has been embroiled in a series of scandals in which many athletes he coached during his days as a track coach at various education institutions across the U.S. claimed that he had committed sexual abuse.[3][4] As of 2022, Mainwaring is facing three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14, and nine counts of indecent assault and battery on a child over the age of 14 in Berkshire County, Massachusetts with the trial scheduled to take place in September 2023.[5][6]

References
  1. Nottingham Evening Post Friday 16 July 1976 page 35
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Conrad Mainwaring Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. Kessler, Mike; Fainaru-Wada, Mark (1 August 2019). "44 years. 41 allegations. How the past caught up to a former Olympian". ESPN.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. "Ex-Olympian Mainwaring arrested on new charges". ESPN.com. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. Burke, Amanda (11 March 2022). "Child sexual assault charges against former Olympian and track coach survive motion to dismiss". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. Gorenstein, Ben (4 November 2022). "Trial date set in 1970s Berkshire County sexual abuse case". WNYT.com NewsChannel 13. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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