Gary Reed (born 25 October 1981) is a

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middle distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. On September 2, 2007, he won the silver medal in the

2007 World Championships in Athletics The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federat ...

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, with a time of 1.47.10. Reed was born in

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, and currently resides in

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. Reed announced his retirement from competitive athletics December 13, 2010, at only 29 years old. He retires as the former 800-metre Canadian record holder, a six-time Canadian Champion (2009, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003), and a Team Canada member at two Olympics (2004, 2008) and Six World Championships (2001, 2003,(2004 Indoor)2005, 2007, 2009). His best performances include a silver medal at the 2007 World Championships and a 4th-place finish at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

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1981 births Living people Canadian male middle-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from British Columbia Canadian people of American descent Black Canadian track and field athletes People from Corpus Christi, Texas World Athletics Championships medalists Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub

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