Lee Merrien

Lee Merrien

Lee Merrien at the 2012 London Marathon
Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1979-04-26) 26 April 1979 (age 45)[1] Guernsey
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain  Guernsey
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m, 1,500 m, 5,000 m, Marathon
Club	Lee Merrien Running
Coached by	John Nuttall
Achievements and titles
World finals	2002 Commonwealth Games – 1,500 m – 15th 2006 Commonwealth Games – 1,500 m – 15th 2006 Commonwealth Games – 10,000 m – 14th 2010 Commonwealth Games – 5,000 m – 15th 2010 Commonwealth Games – 10,000 m – 14th 2018 Commonwealth Games - Marathon - 8th
Regional finals	2010 European Championships – 8th
Medal record Island Games 2003 Guernsey 1,500 m 2005 Shetland 1,500 m 2005 Shetland 5,000 m 2005 Shetland 4x400 m relay 2007 Rhodes 1,500 m 2007 Rhodes 5,000 m 2009 Åland 1,500 m 2009 Åland 5,000 m 2011 Isle of Wight Half marathon 2017 Gotland Half marathon 2001 Isle of Man 1,500 m 2003 Guernsey 800 m 2015 Jersey Half marathon 2017 Gotland 10,000m 2001 Isle of Man 800 m

Lee Merrien (born 26 April 1979) is a British middle distance and long-distance runner. He was named to the British team for the 2012 Summer Olympics following a Facebook campaign after he was initially not selected to the team. He has won multiple events at the Island Games for his home of Guernsey.