David Allan Grindley (born 29 October 1972 in

Hindley Hindley may refer to: Places * Hindley, Greater Manchester, England ** Hindley (ward), an electoral ward of the Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council * Hindley, Northumberland, England Other uses * Hindley (surname) * Hindley Manufacturing, an Amer ...

) is a British former

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ...

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athlete who reached the final of the men's individual 400 metres (where he placed sixth) and won bronze in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay in the

1992 Barcelona Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. His personal best for the 400 metres is 44.47 seconds and is the fastest time by a British teenager. Grindley had a spell playing

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with Aspull R.U.F.C Grindley now works as an

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and races (

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) for North Cheshire Clarion.

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1972 births Living people People from Hindley, Greater Manchester English male sprinters British male sprinters Olympic athletes of Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Commercial aviators Universiade bronze medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade {{England-athletics-bio-stub