John Regis (athlete)

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Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Silver	1988 Seoul	4x100 m relay
Bronze	1992 Barcelona	4x100 m relay

John Regis (born October 13, 1966 in Lewisham) is a retired English athlete. He mainly competed in the 200 metres and was the first British athlete to run under 20 seconds for the distance. Regis still holds the UK record in this event. He also won two Olympic medals in relay races. The British 4x400 metres team from 1990, which Regis was a member of, set the European Championship record for the event. Since his retirement in 1999 he has worked in the media and sports management.

Regis was awarded an MBE for services to athletics. His nephew is currently following in his (fast) footsteps. He has now retired to Catford, South London. In 1989, Regis opened an all-weather running track at Wellesley Recreation Ground (known as The Well[[1]]), Great Yarmouth. In 1995 Respect a 30 minute documentary was made about John Regis, it was produced and directed by Pogus Caesar and broadcast on Carlton TV UK.

In 2001, John and his partner Jennifer Stoute, celebrated the birth of their first child, Alicia.

[edit] Personal bests

100 metres - 10.15 (Budapest, Hungary 29 May 1993)
200 metres - 19.87 (Sestriere, Italy 31 Jul 1994, UK record)
400 metres - 45.48 (Walnut CA, USA 17 Apr 1993)

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	3rd	200 metres
1988	Summer Olympics	Seoul, South Korea	2nd	4x100m relay
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	200 metres
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	3rd	100 metres
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	1st	200 metres
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	1st	4x400m relay, 2:58.22 CR
1991	Word Championships	Tokyo, Japan	1st	4x400m relay
1992	Summer Olympics	Barcelona, Spain	3rd	4x400m relay
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	200 metres
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	3rd	200 metres