Lloyd Cowan MBE (8 July 1962 – 11 January 2021) was a British track and field athlete. Cowan specialised in the 110 and 400 metres hurdles,[1] but was better known as a coach. On 11 January 2021, it was announced that Cowan had died at the age of 58.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 8 July 1962 Hackney, London |
| Died | 11 January 2021 (aged 58) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Athletics career
editCowan was selected for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, but he could not go because of illness. He represented England in the 110 metres hurdles event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada[3][4][5][6] and won his last medal at the AAA nationals in 1999.
Coaching
editHe retired from athletics at the age of 39 and went on to coach 18 athletes including; Christine Ohuruogu, the former 400 metres Olympic, World and Commonwealth Champion; Simeon Williamson, the former British 100 metres champion; and Andy Turner, the former European, and Commonwealth 110 metres hurdles champion.[7]
He was appointed MBE in the 2015 Birthday Honours.
References
edit- ^ "Lloyd Cowan", The Power of 10 athletics website.
- ^ "Christine Ohuruogu's former coach Lloyd Cowan dies aged 58". Evening Express. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ Former British track and field athlete, Lloyd Cowan Has Passed Away
- ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ Jessica Salter: "Olympic coaches: how to run like a champion. Lloyd Cowan, UK Athletics coach, shares his tips on how to be a better runner", The Telegraph, 6 January 2012.
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