Anthony William Whiteman (born 13 November 1971) is a male British former middle distance runner who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Whiteman, born in Carshalton, was a member of the Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers. Following the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the 1997 World University Games 1500 metres.

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 1,500 metres event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A second appearance at the Olympic Games ensued when he ran in the heats of the 1500 and two years later he competed in the 1500 metres once again, at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Whiteman became the British 1500 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 2002 AAA Championships.

Now a master (over 40), he currently has the world record in that age group for 800 metres and pending records for the mile and 1500 metres. He has run 3:32.24 for 1500m and has a best mile time of 3:51.90.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Great Britain and England
1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain11th1500 m3:47.50
1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden2nd1500 m3:44.78
Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States17th (sf)1500 m3:36.11
1997UniversiadeCatania, Italy1st1500 m3:43.57
1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4th1500 m3:42.27
Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia3rd1500 m3:40.70
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia–1500 mDNF
2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada7th (sf)1500 m3:36.77
2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom4th1500 m3:38.04
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany26th (h)800 m1:50.60
9th1500 m3:47.10