Graham Williamson (athlete)

Graham Williamson

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Great Britain
Summer Universiade
	1979 Mexico City	1500 m

Graham Williamson (born 15 June 1960) is a retired Scottish athlete who competed mainly in the 1500 metres. He is the 1979 Universiade 1500m champion. He also finished fourth representing Scotland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain at the 1983 World Championships. His Scottish record for the Mile of 3:50.64 has stood since 1982.

Career

Born in Glasgow, Williamson won the 1979 Summer Universiade 1500m title. His running club was Springburn Harriers. He still holds the Scottish national records for the 1000 metres (2:16.82), the Mile run (3:50.64) and the 2000 metres (4:58.38), as well as multiple Scottish U20 records (800m/1500/Mile/300m). He currently works for Adidas in Germany as Vice President of the tennis business unit and has a son who is also an athlete.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain / Scotland
1977	World Cross Country Championships (Junior race)	Düsseldorf, Germany	43rd	7.5 km	24:57
1979	World Cross Country Championships (Junior race)	Limerick, Ireland	23rd	7.4 km	23:48
	European Cup	Turin,Italy	3rd	1500 m	3:38.34
	Universiade	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	1500 m	3:45.37
1981	World Cross Country Championships	Madrid, Spain	DNF	12 km	—
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	DNF (fell)	1500 m	3:43.01 (heats)
	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	4th	1500 m	3:43.84
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	23rd (sf)	1500 m	3:45.84
(sf) Indicates overall position in semifinals