Alison Wyeth

Alison Wyeth (born 26 May 1964) is an English former middle and long-distance runner.^[2] She represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996, as well as at three World Championships, finishing 5th in the 3000 metres final at the 1993 World Championships. She won AAAs Championship titles at 1500m (1993), 3000m (1989) and 5000m (1995), and twice won the UK Championship title at 1500m (1990–91).

Personal life

Wyeth was born in Southampton, England. She was once married to a fellow British runner, John Nuttall, but has since divorced.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1987	World Cross Country Championships	Warsaw, Poland	96th	Senior race (5.05 km)	18:26
1989	World Cross Country Championships	Stavanger, Norway	28th	Senior race (6 km)	23:43
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	11th	3000 m	9:23.12
	World Cross Country Championships	Aix-les-Bains, France	99th	Senior race (6 km)	21:09
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	10th	3000 m	8:52:26
1991	World Cross Country Championships	Antwerp, Belgium	36th	Senior race (6.425 km)	21:32
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	11th	3000 m	8:44.73
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	9th	3000 m	9:00.23
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	5th	3000 m	8:38.42
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	6th	3000 m	9:04.35
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	3000 m	8:45:76
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	3rd	3000 m	8:47.98
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	–	5000 m	DNF
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	44th (h)	5000 m	16:24.74
1998	World Half Marathon Championships	Uster, Switzerland	67th	Half marathon	1:16:44

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 1500 metres – 4:03.17 (Monaco 1993)
• One mile – 4:24.87 (Oslo 1991)
• 3000 metres – 8:38.42 (Stuttgart 1993)
• 5000 metres – 15:00.37 (London 1995)
• Half marathon – 1:10:54 (The Hague 1998)
• Marathon – 2:38:26 (Edinburgh 1999)

Indoor

• 3000 metres – 9:03.59 (Birmingham 1993)

References