Anthony Hamilton (athlete)

For those of a similar name, see Anthony Hamilton (disambiguation).

Anthony Hamilton (born 18 February 1969 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire) is a former British Paralympic athlete who represented the United Kingdom at the 1988 and 1992 Paralympic games. He was the winner of two gold medals in the 800m and 1500m in the B3 category at the 1988 games, where he broke the world record for the fastest time over 1500m.^[1]

Anthony Hamilton

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1969-02-18) 18 February 1969 (age 56) Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Paralympic Games Para athletics 1988 Seoul 800m B3 1988 Seoul 1500m B3 1992 Barcelona 1500m B3

In 1992 in Barcelona he won the bronze in the 1500m B3.^[2] Hamilton is partially sighted and boarded at Exhall Grange School near Coventry. He was still at school when he first represented his country. Away from athletics he trained as a teacher, and has taught geography at schools around the Midlands.^[1] Hamilton was seconded to Birmingham Local Authority to support schools in an Ofsted category before becoming headmaster of George Dixon Academy for the period of 2009–2021.