Hugh Teape
English athlete (born 1963)
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Hugh Desmond Teape (born 26 December 1963) is a male English retired athlete who specialised in the high hurdles.[3] He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[4]
Nickname
HughieBorn26 December 1963
Hackney, London, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Hughie |
| Born | 26 December 1963 Hackney, London, England |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles |
| Club | Enfield Harriers |
| Coached by | John Isaacs[2] |
Biography
Teape finished on the podium three times at the British AAA Championships in 1984, 1991 and 1992.[5][6]
Teape represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, finishing eighth in the final. He represented England in the 110 metres hurdles event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[7][8][9]
His personal bests are 13.44 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+0.4 m/s, Sheffield 1992) and 7.69 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Glasgow 1992).
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain and  England | |||||
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 14th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.83 |
| Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.58 | |
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 6th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.75 |
| Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | 110 m hurdles | 14.00 | |
| 1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 15th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.77 |
