Jonathan Solly (born 28 June 1963) is a male English former long-distance runner who won a Commonwealth Games gold medal.
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bingley Harriers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editSolly was educated at St Bartholomew's School in Newbury and Durham University, where he graduated with a degree in Politics and Economics in 1985.[1] As a student he was a trialist for the 1984 Olympics in the 3,000 metres.[2] He still holds the university record in the 5,000 metres.[3]
Solly became the British 10,000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1986 AAA Championships.[4][5] Shortly afterwards he won the gold medal for England in the 10,000 metres at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[6][7] He achieved his personal best time of 27:51.76 minutes at Crystal Palace on 20 June 1986. That season proved to be his peak as a "litany of injuries that could probably fill a medical text book" prevented Solly from reproducing his best form in the years ahead.[8]
Solly is now a cabinet maker based at a workshop in Thame, Oxfordshire.[9]
References
edit- ↑ Moyes, Arthur (2007). Be The Best You Can Be: A History of Sport in Hatfield College, Durham University. Hatfield Trust. p. 208.
- ↑ Barber, James (1984). Metcalfe, Richard (ed.). "Master's Notes". Hatfield Record. 4 (4): 2.
- ↑ "Athletic Records". DUAXC (via Internet Wayback Machine). 18 April 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ↑ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ Chalfen, David (9 September 2020). "10,000m Legends Under The Radar?". Fast Running. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ Eyre, Justin (8 January 2019). "'The Hampden Way' Bag". John Hampden Primary School. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
External links
edit- Jonathan Solly at World Athletics
- Jon Solly at Power of 10 (archived)
- Jonathan Solly at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)