Jon Solly
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Nationality | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1963-06-28) 28 June 1963 (age 61) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jonathan "Jon" Solly (born 28 June 1963) is a male English former long-distance runner.
Athletics career
Solly won the gold medal for England in the 10,000 metres at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1][2] 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.[3]
Personal life
Solly was educated at St Bartholomew's School in Newbury and Durham University, where he graduated with a degree in Politics and Economics in 1985.[4] He still holds the university record in the 5,000 metres.[5] He was a member of Hatfield College.[6]
Solly is now a cabinet maker based at a workshop in Thame, Oxfordshire.[7]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Moyes, Arthur (2007). Be The Best You Can Be: A History of Sport in Hatfield College, Durham University. Hatfield Trust. p. 208.
- ^ "Athletic Records". DUAXC (via Internet Wayback Machine). 18 April 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Hatfield College History". Durham University Community. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Eyre, Justin (8 January 2019). "'The Hampden Way' Bag". John Hampden Primary School. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
External links
- Jon Solly at World Athletics
- The Power of 10 Athlete Profile
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(1930–1966)
- 1930: Billy Savidan (NZL)
- 1934: Arthur Penny (ENG)
- 1938: Cecil Matthews (NZL)
- 1950: Harold Nelson (NZL)
- 1954: Peter Driver (ENG)
- 1958: Dave Power (AUS)
- 1962: Bruce Kidd (CAN)
- 1966: Naftali Temu (KEN)
(1970–present)
- 1970: Lachie Stewart (SCO)
- 1974: Dick Tayler (NZL)
- 1978: Brendan Foster (ENG)
- 1982: Gidamis Shahanga (TAN)
- 1986: Jon Solly (ENG)
- 1990: Eamonn Martin (ENG)
- 1994: Lameck Aguta (KEN)
- 1998: Simon Maina (KEN)
- 2002: Wilberforce Talel (KEN)
- 2006: Boniface Toroitich Kiprop (UGA)
- 2010: Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (UGA)
- 2014: Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (UGA)
- 2018: Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)
- 2022: Jacob Kiplimo (UGA)