Andrew "Andy" Hart (born 13 September 1969) is an

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male former

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who specialized in the

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Athletics career

His personal best time was 1:45.71 minutes, achieved when he placed fifth representing

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at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ( Malay: ), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: ), were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 1998 games were the first held in Asia and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th cen ...

, his most prestigious championship achievement. He also lost at the Olympic Games in

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, and ran at the

1997 World Championships in Athletics The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the World Athletics, International Amateur Athletic Federation, were held at the Olympic Stadium (Athens), Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between 1 and 10 August 1997. In this event ...

. At national level, he was the winner of the 800 m at the

1997 British Athletics Championships The 1997 BAF British Championships sponsored by Bupa, was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom, held at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham. The 10,000 metres event was hosted separately at the Sheffield Hall ...

.UK Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-13. He is currently a physical education teacher at

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. The career has gone uphill.

References

1969 births Living people English male middle-distance runners British male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games athletes for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain {{England-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub