Adrian Blincoe (born 4 November 1979 in

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) is a New Zealand middle-distance runner. In July 2008 he set the New Zealand record in the 5000m, running 13:10.19. Blincoe represented New Zealand in the

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at Beijing in the 5000 metres, coming 27th. In 2012 he was in the New Zealand team for the

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at London, but withdrew because of an ankle injury when he was about to compete in the 5000 metres.Athletics: Blincoe pulls out of Olympics
/ref> He also represented New Zealand at the

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(1500 metres) and at the

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(1500 metres and 5000 metres). Blincoe attended university in the United States at

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, where he was coached by three-time world champion

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. He was a 7-time All-American at Villanova in cross country, indoor and outdoor track. He holds the Villanova school record in the 3000 metres, and was both an NCAA champion and runner-up at that distance. He also won two NCAA DMR titles while at Villanova. Blincoe was both a professional runner and an assistant coach at Villanova from 2004 through 2012. In 2012 he joined High Performance Sport New Zealand. Blincoe married fellow Villanova alumna Kelly Coyle in New Zealand on 12 December 2008.

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* * * * * 1979 births Living people New Zealand male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of New Zealand Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes from Auckland New Zealand male cross country runners {{NewZealand-athletics-bio-stub