Gareth Warburton
 Warburton at 2012 Bislett Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | 23 April 1983 Beverley, Yorkshire, England |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | middle-distance |
| Club | Cardiff AAC |
Gareth Robert Warburton (born 23 April 1983) is an English born, former middle-distance runner who represented Wales and Great Britain.[1] He specialised in the 800 metres and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Warburton, born in Beverley, Yorkshire, England and originally from Caernarfon, finished fourth in the 800m at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He has represented Great Britain on numerous occasions.
He was also a member of the Great Britain team at the London Olympics in 2012. He was selected as part of the Welsh squad for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, however he was suspended shortly before the start of the Games after he was charged with a violation of anti-doping rules.[2] In January 2015 UK Anti-Doping accepted that his positive test was due to taking a contaminated supplement and that he had not knowingly cheated, and gave him a six-month suspension, which was covered by the time he had been suspended since the Commonwealth Games.[3] He was the Welsh record holder for the 800m.
He was on the podium four times at the British Athletics Championships in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015.[4][5]
Warburton is now a Sports Massage Therapist in Whitchurch, Cardiff.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  United Kingdom
| |||||
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.53 s |
| European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 20th (h) | 400m | 47.34 | |
| 2nd[6] | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.51 | |||
| 2011 | European Team Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 3rd | 800 m | 1:46.95 s |
Representing  Wales
| |||||
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 5th (h) | 400 m | 47.31 s |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 4th | 800 m | 1:48.59 s |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.91 s | |||
References
- ^ "Olympic athlete Gareth Warburton 'relieved' at return to athletics after serving ban". Daily Post. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Wales' Gareth Warburton to miss Glasgow 2014 after doping charge". BBC. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Rhys Williams and Gareth Warburton 'have served drug bans'". runnintrainingclub.com. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Competed only in the heat.