John Regis (athlete)

John Paul Lyndon Regis, MBE (born 13 October 1966) is a British former 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.

John Regis
MBE
Regis in 2012
Personal information
Full nameJohn Paul Lyndon Regis
NationalityBritish
Born (1966-10-13) 13 October 1966
Lewisham, London
Sport
SportTrack
Event(s)100 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay, 200 metres, 400 metres, 4 × 400 metres relay
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Men's athletics
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul 4 × 100 m relay
1992 Barcelona 4 × 400 m relay
World Championships
1991 Tokyo 4 × 400 m relay
1993 Stuttgart 200 m
1993 Stuttgart 4 × 100 m relay
1987 Rome 200 m
1991 Tokyo 4 × 100 m relay
World Indoor Championships
1989 Budapest 200 m
European Championships
1990 Split200 m
1990 Split4 × 400 m relay
1990 Split4 × 100 m relay
1990 Split100 m
European Indoor Championships
1989 The Hague200 m
1987 Lieven200 m
European Junior Championships
1985 Cottbus4 × 100 m relay
1985 Cottbus100 m
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1990 Auckland 4 × 100 m relay
1990 Auckland 200 m
1994 Victoria, B.C. 200 m
1998 Kuala Lumpur 200 m

He was a member of the British teams which won the gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships, and the silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1988 Olympic Games. Regis was the British 200 metres record-holder, which he set in 1994 until Zharnel Hughes broke the 30-year British record by clocking 19.73 seconds on 23 July 2023.

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