Tom Lancashire
Thomas Benjamin Lancashire (born 2 July 1985 in Bolton, Greater Manchester) is an English middle-distance runner.Lancashire represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 1500 m. Tom is a life member of Bolton Harriers and regularly races in club colours.He is a talented all round sportsman having previously taken part in many sports including football, swimming, cricket, ice hockey and snowboarding.[2] He began his athletics career after being spotted running in a school cross country race and being asked to train with Bolton Harriers.[3] In 2002 he won the English Schools' Athletics Championships 1500 meters title, being beaten by Lee Emanuel in his heat before beating him in the final.[24] In 2014, after almost two years out of the sport through injury and illness, he finished fourth in the 5000 meters at the British Championships as he looked to step up to that distance in the future.