Nicholas Henry Rose (born 30 December 1951) is a British former international

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athlete. He competed in a variety of middle-distance and

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events. He is the current European record holder in the

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(road), and British record holder in the 4×1 mile relay event. He set the

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in the

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in 1979. His personal best in the half-marathon is 1:01:03, the second fastest British time after

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. He also held the British record in the indoor 2 miles event with 8:18.4—a record which stood for 24 years exactly. Rose's first major victory came in the

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in 1974, competing for

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. He successfully made the progression to professional athletics, running the fastest indoor

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time of any athlete in 1978. He was the national champion in the 10,000 metres in 1980.AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)
GBR athletics. Retrieved on 28 April 2009. He ran in the

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twice. He made his first appearance in

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where he finished 21st and was a member of the winning English team. He returned the following year and this time took the bronze in the individual event and led the English team to an overall victory. Rose competed at the

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in the

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event but failed to qualify for the final.Sports-reference biography Nick Rose
Sports-Reference. Retrieved on 28 April 2009. He took the silver medal at the

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, coming second to

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in the

. Rose competed only once at the

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, finishing in seventh in the

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in 1983. He found success at the 1983

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in Florida however, winning the 15 km race in 43:42. Rose made his second Olympic appearance at the

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, this time competing in the 10,000 metres event, finishing twelfth in the final. He won the national championships in the

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race in 1984. He continued to run into the masters division, winning the Boilermaker Road Race in 1993.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Nick 1951 births Living people Sportspeople from Bristol English male long-distance runners English male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain World record setters in athletics (track and field) Western Kentucky University alumni Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England British masters athletes Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers athletes Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games