Name: Richard Girvan

Age: 27

Age you started running: 14

Coached by: David Wilson

Personal best performances
Distance	Time
400m	49.5
800m	1.49.13
1500m	3.46.44
800m indoor	1.50.55

Best positions/performances in races

1. Position 10 Northern Ireland titles at 400m/800m and 4x400m
   

Most pleasing athletic performance

• 1998 commonwealth games
• NCAA indoor championships 1999
  
• GB under 20 international
  
• GB under 23 international indoor and out

Most disappointing athletic performance

• Falling in AAA semi final 2001
  
• Injury before 2002 commonwealth games

Other comments

• Spent 3 years competing for University of Oregon on the US collegiate circuit
  
• Have had 5 separate stress fractures