Jon Solly
British long-distance runner
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Jonathan Solly (born 28 June 1963) is a male English former long-distance runner who won a Commonwealth Games gold medal.
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bingley Harriers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Solly was educated at St Bartholomew's School in Newbury and Durham University, where he graduated with a degree in Politics and Economics in 1985.[1] He still holds the university record in the 5,000 metres.[2] He was a member of Hatfield College.[3]
Solly became the British 10,000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1986 AAA Championships.[4][5] Shortly afterwards he won the gold medal for England in the 10,000 metres at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[6][7] He achieved his personal best time of 27:51.76 minutes at Crystal Palace on 20 June 1986. That season proved to be his peak as a "litany of injuries that could probably fill a medical text book" prevented Solly from reproducing his best form in the years ahead.[8]
Solly is now a cabinet maker based at a workshop in Thame, Oxfordshire.[9]