Adrian Blincoe

Coach:    Marcus O’Sullivan
Club:    Runs professionally for New Balance

Qualifying Standard: 3.38.40
Qualifying Performance:  3:36.33, Heusden, 23 July 2005

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

2005 World Track & Field Championships  Helsinki Semifinalist
2005 World Cross Country Championships  St Galmier
2003 World Track & Field Championships  Paris  Semifinalist
2003 World Cross Country Championships Lausanne
1998 World Junior Track & Field Championships Annecy
1998 World Cross Country Championships Morocco

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

1998 3000m
1997 Junior Men Cross-country
1997 U18 3000m
1996 U18 1500m

NEW ZEALAND RECORDS

nil  

PERSONAL BESTS

800   1:48.69 Solihull   2004
1500   3:35.50 Rieti    2005
Mile   3:54.40 Rieti    2003
3000   7:46.49 Zagreb    2005

RANKING

1500   35th  World 2005
14th   Commonwealth 2005

IN MAJOR EVENTS
1500 m
WC 2003: 1h1 3:47.26 9s2 3:41.53
WC 2005: 10h1 3:39.54 9s2 3:38.20
Cross Country 4.0 km    
WC 2003: 42 11:53  
WC 2005: 69 12:42  

PERSONAL PROGRESSION

1500   3:35.50 Rieti    2005
   3:36.53 Bergen    2004
   3:36.57 Heusden-Zolder  2003
   3:41.85 Walnut    2002
   3:42.91 Walnut    2001

2005 RESULTS
   1500 m
3:43.13   12  CityS Cork   2 July 
3:43.20   2r2  Naimette-Xhovémont 20 July 
3:36.33   2r3  KBC Heusden  23 July
3:35.65   6r3  DNG Stockholm  26 July 
3:39.54   10h1  WC Helsinki  6 August 
3:38.20   9s2  WC Helsinki  8 August 
3:35.50   PB (40) 10 Rieti 2005 Rieti 28 August 
3:38.61     11 ISTAF Berlin 4 September 

This will be Adrian's first Olympic Games, having competed at two world track and field championships and the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. He was a semi-finalist in the 1500m at the 2003 world championships in Paris and a semi-finalist at the 2005 world championships in Helsinki. He was the 2002 NCAA Indoor 3000m champion.
Adrian has also competed at four world cross country championships and over 5000m in the 2006 IAAF world cup in Athens. He won the New Zealand 3000m championships in 1998 and the 1500m title in 2000.