Harvey Dixon

Harvey Dixon

Harvey Dixon in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1993-11-02) 2 November 1993 (age 31) Nice, France
Education	Providence College, Salesian College
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	1500 metres, 5000 metres
College team	Providence Friars
Club	Aldershot, Farnham & District AC[2]
Coached by	Geoff Wightman
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Gibraltar Island Games 2015 Jersey 5000 m 2017 Gotland 1500 m 2017 Gotland 5000 m 2015 Jersey 800 m 2017 Gotland 4×400 metres relay 2019 Gibraltar 5000 m 2019 Gibraltar Half-marathon team

Harvey Dixon (born 2 November 1993) is a Gibraltarian middle-distance runner who competes primarily in the 1500 metres.^[3] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships failing to qualify for the next round despite setting a new national record.

In April 2018, he became the first athlete from Gibraltar to reach a final at the Commonwealth Games, when he qualified for the men's 1500 metres at the Gold Coast games. He finished in eleventh place, setting a new national record in the process.^[4][5]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Gibraltar
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	18th (h)	1500 m	3:44.67
2015	Island Games	Jersey	1st	1500 m	14:29.47
			2nd	800 m	1:54.95
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	35th (h)	1500 m	3:51.82
2017	Island Games	Gotland, Sweden	1st	1500 m	3:48.71
			1st	5000 m	14:46.47
			2nd	4×400 metres relay	3:29.47
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	23rd (h)	1500 m	3:44.03
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	16th (h)	1500 m	3:49.89
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	11th	1500 m	3:43.84
	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Schaan, Liechtenstein	4th	800 m	1:52.38
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	32nd (h)	1500 m	3:54.70
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	30th (h)	3000 m	8:14.86
	Island Games	Gibraltar	2nd	5000 m	15:25.56
			3rd	Half-marathon team	11 points

Personal bests

^[6]

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:50.58 (Watford 2014)
• 1500 metres – 3:44.03 (London 2017)
• One mile – 4:05.57 (Concord 2014)
• 3000 metres – 8:12.33 (Watford 2012)
• 5000 metres – 14:37.14 (Stretford 2013)
• 10 kilometres – 30:40 (London 2017)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 1:52.71 (Lee Valley 2017)
• 1000 metres – 2:23.70 (Boston 2015)
• 1500 metres – 3:49.89 (Birmingham 2018)
• One mile – 4:03.34 (Boston 2018)
• 3000 metres – 8:18.17 (Boston 2014)

References

1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
2. Power of 10 profile
3. Harvey Dixon at World Athletics
4. "Gib athlete makes 1500m final as 2018 Commonwealth Games come to a close". Gibraltar Chronicle. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
5. "Dixon beats 1500m National Record at Commonweath Games final". Gibraltar Chronicle. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
6. "All-Athletics profile". Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.