Jack Buckner

Jack Buckner ( Jack Richard Buckner, born September 22, 1961 in Wells, Somerset ) is a former British middle and long distance runner who won the 1986 and 1987 three international medals in the 5000 -meter run.

While studying geography at the University of Loughborough Buckner belonged to the extended tip of the British middle distance, but had in the era of Sebastian Coe, Steve Cram and Steve Ovett no chance to qualify for international championships. After completing his studies, he qualified in 1986 over 5000 meters for participation in the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. Here the English runners scored a triple victory. Steve Ovett won in 13:24,11 minutes before Buckner in 13:25,87 min and Tim Hutchings in 13:26,84 min.

Four weeks later in the finals of the European Championships in Stuttgart, the three Englishmen were compared with the three Italians Stefano Mei, Alberto Cova and Salvatore Antibo who had agreed in Stuttgart medals in the 10,000 - meter race among themselves. The tactics of the English was now to hang out with a very fast race which spurt strong Italians. It developed the fastest 5000 - meter race, which gave it until today (2007) at European Championships. With a last lap of 56.22 seconds Jack Buckner won in Mei 13:10,15 min before and Hutchings. By this time Buckner improved his personal best by more than six seconds.

At the World Athletics Championships 1987 in Rome, the race considerably slower. Saïd Aouita won in 13:26,44 min before Domingos Castro and Jack Buckner, of the target 1.3 seconds behind Aouita and 0.15 seconds behind had to Castro.

At the 1988 Seoul Olympics of Kenyans John Ngugi ran off the field, while the throng of other runners preparing for a lane separating the medals. After Hansjörg Kunze surprised the chasing pack with a very long-drawn final sprint, Buckner could not follow. He was in 13:23,85 min sixth.

After a fall, he was in the 1990 Commonwealth Games only twelfth. At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, ​​he was eliminated in the flow.

Jack Buckner is 1,73 m tall and weighed about 59 kg competition times. After his career he dabbled in New Zealand as apple farmers, but quickly returned to England. After his return, he worked for the British Athletics Federation and worked as a lecturer at the University of Exeter. His younger brother Tom Buckner took in 1992 also at the Olympic Games and arrived in the 3,000-meter steeplechase the semifinals.

Personal Best

  • Hall: 3:58,07 min, 3:58,07 min, February 8, 1985, Inglewood
  • Hall: 7:46,1 min, February 15, 1985, San Diego
Long-distance running 5000 metres 1986 Commonwealth Games 1986 European Athletics Championships 1987 World Championships in Athletics Middle-distance running#1000 m London Mile run Inglewood, California 3000 metres Phoenix (Arizona) Sydney Wooderson Bruce Tulloh Michel Jazy Ian Stewart (athlete) Thomas Wessinghage Dieter Baumann Isaac Viciosa
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