Peter Crampton (born 4 June 1969) is a male former British athlete, born in

Grimsby Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town and the administrative centre of North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes directly to the south-east forming a conurbation. Grimsby is north-east of L ...

Athletics career

Crampton represented

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and won the gold medal in the

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at the

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held in

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, Canada, along with teammates, David McKenzie, Adrian Patrick, and

Du'aine Ladejo Du'aine Ladejo (born 14 February 1971, in Paddington, London, England) is an English-born Athletics (sport), athlete and television personality. In his sports career, he was best known for winning the 400 metres sprint gold medal at the 1994 Eur ...

and heat runners

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and Mark Smith. He also competed in the 400 metres hurdles event. He also competed in the

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at the

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1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Grimsby British male hurdlers British male sprinters Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{UK-athletics-bio-stub