Tom Hanlon (born 20 May 1967) is a Scottish former athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He represented Great Britain at the

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. He also represented Great Britain at two World Championships, and Scotland at two

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. His best time for the 3000m steeplechase of 8:12.58 on 3 August 1991 in Monaco, is the Scottish record (as of 2016) and ranks him third on the British all-time list behind

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and Colin Reitz. Hanlon was born in West Germany. His father was a royal signals warrant officer. He finished fourth in the 2000m steeplechase at both the 1985 European Junior Championships, and the 1986 World Junior Championships. After finishing a disappointing 12th at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in January, he went on to finish sixth at the 1990 European Championships in August. He ran 8:18.14 to finish sixth in the 3000m steeplechase final at the

. He also reached the World Championship finals in 1991 and 1993. Hanlon, who also worked in

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s in the 1980s, is a four-time Scottish champion at 1500m (1987–90). He also finished second at the

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in the 3000 m steeplechase (1990) and the 1500m (1992).

International competitions

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1967 births Living people Scottish male steeplechase runners British male steeplechase runners Scottish male cross country runners British male cross country runners Scottish male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games People from Iserlohn {{Scotland-athletics-bio-stub