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Welsh athlete (born 1948) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anthony 'Tony' Derrick Simmons (born 6 October 1948) is a male former athlete.
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Nationality | Welsh | ||||||||||||||
Born | Maesteg, Bridgend, Wales | 6 October 1948||||||||||||||
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Club | Luton United AC | ||||||||||||||
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Simmons represented England in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, in Christchurch, New Zealand[1][2] finishing seventh in the 10,000 metres.[3] Four years later he represented his birth country (Wales) in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres events, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, finishing sixth in the 10,000 metres and seventh in the 5,000 metres.[4]
He won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships, finishing 4 hundredths of a second behind the gold medallist. In the 1976 Summer Olympics he qualified for the finals of the 10,000 metres, finishing 4th. He set a world best for the half-marathon at Welwyn Garden City, England on 24 June 1978 of 62 minutes 47 seconds. The mark stood for nearly 16 months until eclipsed by Nick Rose.
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