Cameron Chalmers
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Cameron Chalmers in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |
 Great Britain | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
February 6, 1997 Guernsey | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| Country |
Great Britain Guernsey | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400m, | |||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Bath | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Guernsey Island Amateur Athletics Club | |||||||||||||||
| Coached by | James Hillier | |||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||
| World finals | 9th (U20) | |||||||||||||||
| Regional finals | 1st (U23) | |||||||||||||||
| National finals | 1st (U23), 3rd (Senior) | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 45.64, English U23 Championships, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cameron Chalmers (born 6 February 1997) is a Guernsey born British track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. As well as competing as a Junior athlete at the 2016 U20 World Championships,[1] Chalmers has represented the senior Great Britain team at the 2017 European Team Championships held in Lille and will shortly compete in their relay squad at the World Championships to be held in London.
Representing Guernsey, Chalmers won Gold in the 400m at the 2015 Island Games in Jersey.[2] He is the current British U20 champion and also holds the BUCS title. Chalmers is currently ranked 1st for 400m in the Great Britain U23 rankings, and 2nd in the Great Britain senior men's rankings.[3]
In the men's 400m final at the BUCS Championships, Chalmers broke the BUCS record, set 17 years previous, and won his fourth consecutive BUCS 400m title. His time of 45.71 also set a new Guernsey record.[4] In June 2017, Chalmers improved his own Guernsey record time, setting a new personal best of 45.64 as he won the 400m final at the England Athletics U23 Championships in Bedford.[5]
Career
Born in Guernsey, he joined his local athletics club, Guernsey Island Amateur Athletic Club, in 2010. He competed in a variety of events, particularly in 2013 before focusing on 400m from 2014 onwards.[6]
In 2015 Chalmers made his first appearance for Great Britain, competing for GBJ in the 4 × 400 m at the Loughborough International.[7] In the same year he also took the gold medals in both the 400m and 4 × 400 m while representing Guernsey at the Island Games.
At the 2016 World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, Chalmers set a personal best of 46.51 seconds in the semi finals, however he narrowly missed out on the finals, eventually finishing his campaign in 9th.[8]
Shortly before the 2017 Island Games, Chalmers pulled out to focus on representing Great Britain at the 2017 World Championships. On the 11th July Chalmers was announced in the Great Britain relay squad.
Personal bests
- 400 metres – 45.64 sec (2017)
- 200 metres – 23.45 sec (2013)
- 100 metres – 10.77 sec (2016)
Achievements
Chalmers is the Guernsey 400m record holder.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Guernsey | |||||
| 2015 | Island Games | St Clement, Jersey | 1st | 400m | 48.03 |
| Island Games | St Clement, Jersey | 1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:16.39 | |
| Representing Great Britain | |||||
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 9th | 400m | 46.51 |
References
- ↑ "Guernsey's Cameron Chalmers surprised by GB under-20 call-up". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ "A final day gold rush is on cards". Guernsey Press. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ "ranking list". Power of 10. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ "CAMERON CHALMERS AMONG RECORD BREAKERS AT BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPS". All-Athletics. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ↑ "Double gold for the Chalmers brothers". Guernsey Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ "Athlete Profile - Cameron Chalmers". British Athletics. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "Guernsey's Cameron Chalmers surprised by GB under-20 call-up". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "Cameron Chalmers: Guernsey 400m runner misses out on World Under-20 final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2016.