Robert Neil "Rob" Denmark (born 23 November 1968) is a British former

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who won a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...

, a silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 1994 European Championships, and a bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the

1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo in Seville, Spain from March 8 to March 10, 1991. It was the first Indoor Championships to include relay races as well as women's triple j ...

. A two-time Olympian, he finished seventh in the 5000 metres final at the

1992 Barcelona Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

Career

Born in Billericay, Denmark began his international career by winning a bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the 1991 World Indoor Championships. A year later, he achieved his lifetime best in the 5000m with 13:10.24 at the Rome Grand Prix on 9 June, a time that still ranks him sixth on the UK all-time list (as of 2017). Two months later at the

, he finished seventh in the 5000 metres final. He also finished ninth in the 5000m finals at the 1991 and 1993 World Championships. In 1994, he won a silver medal in the 5000m at the European Championships behind Olympic champion Dieter Baumann, before going on to win the 5000m title at the Commonwealth Games a month later. Denmark went on to compete at three more World Championships (1995–99), and in the 10,000m at the

2000 Sydney Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, without reaching the finals. He concluded his international career by competing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Denmark attended Furtherwick Park School, on Canvey Island, and represented Basildon Athletic Club. He is still involved with athletics as a coach.

International competitions

Personal bests

*1500 m – 3:37.99 (1995) *Mile – 3:55.38 (1990) *3000 m – 7:39.55 (1993) *5000 m – 13:10.24 (1992) *10,000 m – 28:03.31 (2000)

References

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Robert Denmark
at British Olympic Committee () *
Rob Denmark
at The Power of Ten
Rob Denmark
at Sporting-Heroes.net ()

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Denmark, Rob 1968 births Living people British male middle-distance runners British male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Olympic athletes of Great Britain Sportspeople from Basildon People from Canvey Island European Athletics Championships medalists Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics British athletics coaches