Peter Stewart (athlete)

Peter Stewart
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1947-08-08) 8 August 1947
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
middle-distance
ClubBirchfield Harriers
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place1971 Sofia3000 m

Peter John Stewart (born 8 August 1947) is a British male former middle-distance runner. His greatest achievement was a gold medal in the 3000 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1971.[1]

Biography

Stewart competed for Scotland at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, narrowly missing out on a medal in fourth place.[2] He was Scottish champion in the 1500 m in 1970.[3]

Stewart finished second behind Tony Polhill in the 1500 metres event at the 1971 AAA Championships[4] but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British 1500 metres champion[5] One month later he competed in the 1500 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships, but failed to make the final.

He was the 3000 m champion at the 1971 AAA Indoor Championships[6] and won the 1500 m AAA title outright at the 1972 AAA Championships.[4]

Both he and his brother Ian Stewart were members of Birchfield Harriers.[7] At the Emsley Carr Mile, he took back-to-back titles in 1971 and 1972, following on from his brother's victory the previous year.[8] Their younger sister Mary won gold in the 1500m representing England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1970 British Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 4th 1500 m 3.40.64
1971 European Indoor Championships Sofia, Bulgaria 1st 3000 m 7:53.6
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th (heats) 1500 m 3:45.0

National titles

See also

References

  1. ↑ European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  2. ↑ Peter Stewart. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. ↑ Scottish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  4. 1 2 "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  6. ↑ AAA Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  7. ↑ Peter Stewart. Power of 10. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  8. ↑ Emsley Carr Mile. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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