Graham Williamson (athlete)

Graham Williamson (born 15 June 1960) is a retired Scottish athlete who competed mainly in the 1500 metres. He is the 1979 Universiade 1500m champion. He also finished fourth representing Scotland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain at the 1983 World Championships. His Scottish record for the Mile of 3:50.64 has stood since 1982.

Career

Born in Glasgow, Williamson won the 1979 Summer Universiade 1500m title.[1] His running club was Springburn Harriers.[2] He still holds the Scottish national records for the 1000 metres (2:16.82), the Mile run (3:50.64) and the 2000 metres (4:58.38), as well as multiple Scottish U20 records (800m/1500/Mile/300m).[3] He currently works for Adidas in Germany as Vice President of the tennis business unit and has a son who is also an athlete.[4]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain /  Scotland
1977 World Cross Country Championships (Junior race) Düsseldorf, Germany 43rd 7.5 km 24:57
1979 World Cross Country Championships (Junior race) Limerick, Ireland 23rd 7.4 km 23:48
European Cup Turin,Italy 3rd 1500 m 3:38.34
Universiade Mexico City, Mexico 1st 1500 m 3:45.37
1981 World Cross Country Championships Madrid, Spain DNF 12 km —
1982 European Championships Athens, Grece DNF (fell) 1500 m 3:43.01 (heats)
Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 4th 1500 m 3:43.84
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 23rd (sf) 1500 m 3:45.84
(sf) Indicates overall position in semifinals

References
  1. "World Student Games (Universiade - Men)".
  2. "Profile of Graham WILLIAMSON - All-Athletics.com".
  3. "Under-20 - scotstats".
  4. "National XC diary: Scotland vests; Williamson; Janice; Walter - Scottish Athletics". 25 February 2016.
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