Cameron Christopher David Chalmers (born 6 February 1997) is a

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born British

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sprinter who specialises in the

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. The Guernsey record-holder for the 400 metres, he currently competes for both

and

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Biography

Early life and career

Born in

, Chalmers was educated at Elizabeth College and began running with the local Guernsey Island Amateur Athletic Club in 2010. Chalmers competed in a variety of running events in 2013 before focusing on 400 m events from 2014 onwards. After leaving school, Chalmers secured a place at the

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, where he would train under Dan Cossins. In 2015, Chalmers made his first junior appearance for Great Britain, competing in the under-20

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event at the Loughborough International. Chalmers won gold medals in both the 400 m and 4 × 400 m events while representing

at the 2015 Island Games. In 2016, Chalmers competed at the U20 World Championships in

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, where he set a then personal best of 46.51 seconds in the semifinals; he narrowly missed out on the finals, eventually finishing in 9th. Representing Bath in the 400 m final at the 2017 BUCS Championships, Chalmers won his fourth consecutive BUCS 400 m title. His winning time of 45.71 broke the seventeen-year-old championship record, and set a new Guernsey record. In June later that year, Chalmers improved his own Guernsey record time, setting a new personal best of 45.64 as he won the 400 m final at the U23 England Athletics Championships in

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Senior career

Ahead of the

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, Chalmers announced he was pulling out in order to focus on making selection for Great Britain at the 2017 World Championships. In July that year, Chalmers was named in the Great Britain relay squad, representing the team at the 2017 European Team Championships held in

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, before being called up for the relay squad at the 2017 World Championships. On 10 February 2019, Chalmers won gold at the

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to take his first senior British 400 m title. The time was a personal indoor best of 46.26 and saw him qualify for the

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. On 27 December 2019, ''

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'' ranked Chalmers as the third best 400 m runner in their UK men's merit rankings for 2019.

Statistics

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Personal bests

Seasonal bests

International competitions

National titles

*British Indoor Athletics Championships **400 metres: 2019

Personal life

Chalmers' younger brother

Alastair Chalmers Alastair Chalmers (born 31 March 2000) is a British track and field hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. The Guernsey record-holder for the 400 metres hurdles, Chalmers currently competes for both Guernsey and Great Britain. In ad ...

is also a track and field athlete, specialising in the

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. Their father Chris works with the Guernsey Athletics Club.

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chalmers, Cameron 1997 births Living people Guernsey male sprinters Guernsey male athletes British male sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Guernsey Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games European Championships (multi-sport event) silver medalists European Athletics Championships medalists People educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey People from Saint Peter Port