Elliot Bunney
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Elliot John Bunney was a Scottish
athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He won the AAAs Junior championships in 1984, and 85. He was also a Scottish 100 metre champion in 85, 86, 89, 91,92, and 93. And also won 2 Scottish 60 metre indoor titles also in 92, and 93.
He was also a AAAs Indoor 60 metre champion in 1987.
He competed for Scotland at the 1986 Commonwealth games where he was a finalist in the 100 metres finishing 5th, and won a Bronze medal for Scotland in the sprint relay team.
He competed for Great Britain in the 1988 Summer Olympics
held in Seoul
, South Korea
in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the Silver medal with his team mates John Regis
, Michael McFarlane
and Linford Christie
.
Elliot won the 1985 European Junior Championships at 100m (10.38sec - + 0.6) in Cottbus (at that time East Germany) beating Endre Havas of Hungary with John Regis of Great Britain third.
His P.B in the 100 metres was 10.20.
Elliot was coached throughout his career by Bob Inglis.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He won the AAAs Junior championships in 1984, and 85. He was also a Scottish 100 metre champion in 85, 86, 89, 91,92, and 93. And also won 2 Scottish 60 metre indoor titles also in 92, and 93.
He was also a AAAs Indoor 60 metre champion in 1987.
He competed for Scotland at the 1986 Commonwealth games where he was a finalist in the 100 metres finishing 5th, and won a Bronze medal for Scotland in the sprint relay team.
He competed for Great Britain in the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
held in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the Silver medal with his team mates John Regis
John Regis (athlete)
John Paul Lyndon Regis, MBE is a retired English sprinter. During his career, he won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and the 1990 European Championships, and a silver medal in the distance at the 1993 World Championships.He was a member of the British teams...
, Michael McFarlane
Michael McFarlane
Olympic Games Commonwealth Games European Indoor ChampionshipsMike McFarlane was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres. He started out as a schoolboy winning the English schoolboys 200 metres on 3 different occasions...
and Linford Christie
Linford Christie
Linford Cicero Christie OBE is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games...
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Elliot won the 1985 European Junior Championships at 100m (10.38sec - + 0.6) in Cottbus (at that time East Germany) beating Endre Havas of Hungary with John Regis of Great Britain third.
His P.B in the 100 metres was 10.20.
Elliot was coached throughout his career by Bob Inglis.