Nicholas Henry Rose (born 30 December 1951) is a British former international

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athlete. He competed in a variety of middle-distance and

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events and participated in the

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and the

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. He set the

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in the half-marathon in 1979.

Biography

He is the current European record holder in the

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(road), and British record holder in the 4×1 mile relay event. His personal best in the half-marathon is 1:01:03, the second fastest British time after Steve Jones. He also held the British record in the indoor 2 miles event with 8:18.4—a record which stood for 24 years exactly. Rose's first major victory came in the

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in 1974, competing for

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. He successfully made the progression to professional athletics, running the fastest indoor

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time of any athlete in 1978. He was the national champion in the 10,000 metres in 1980.AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)
GBR athletics. Retrieved on 28 April 2009. He ran in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships twice. He made his first appearance in

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where he finished 21st and was a member of the winning English team. He returned the following year and this time took the bronze in the individual event and led the English team to an overall victory. Rose became the British 10,000 metres champion after winning the British

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title at the 1980 AAA Championships. Rose competed at the 1980 Olympic Games in the

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event but failed to qualify for the final.Sports-reference biography Nick Rose
Sports-Reference. Retrieved on 28 April 2009. He took the silver medal at the

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, coming second to Dave Moorcroft in the

. Rose competed only once at the

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, finishing in seventh in the

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in 1983. He found success at the 1983

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in Florida however, winning the 15 km race in 43:42. Rose made his second Olympic appearance at the 1984 Olympic Games, this time competing in the 10,000 metres event, finishing twelfth in the final. He won the national championships in the

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race in 1984. He continued to run into the masters division, winning the

Boilermaker Road Race The Boilermaker Road Race is a USATF-certified 15K run, foot race and wheelchair racing, wheelchair race held annually in Utica, New York, Utica, New York (state), New York, United States. Although local recreational runners are the majority of ...

in 1993.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Nick 1951 births Living people Athletes from Bristol English male long-distance runners British male long-distance runners English male middle-distance runners British male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain World record setters in athletics (track and field) Western Kentucky University alumni Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England British masters athletes Western Kentucky Hilltoppers track and field athletes Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics