Gregor Cameron
{{short description|Former Track and field athlete}}
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| birth_name = Gregor Ewen Cameron
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|01|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dunedin, New Zealand
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| education = East Otago High School
| alma_mater = University of Waikato
| occupation = Schoolteacher
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| sport = Track and field
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| nationals = 3000 m steeplechase champion (1986, 1988)
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Gregor Ewen Cameron (born 11 January 1964) is a former New Zealand athlete who represented his country at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
Early life and family
Cameron was born in Dunedin on 11 January 1964, the son of Linda and Clive Cameron, and educated at East Otago High School.{{cite book |last1=Taylor |first1=Alister |last2=Coddington |first2=Deborah |authorlink1=Alister Taylor |authorlink2=Deborah Coddington |title=Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand |year=1994 |publisher=New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa |location=Auckland |isbn=0-908578-34-2 |page=88}} He went on to study at the University of Waikato, completing a Bachelor of Social Sciences in 1986, and Hamilton Teachers' College, where he was awarded a Diploma of Teaching in 1988.
Athletics
Cameron won the New Zealand national men's 3000 m steeplechase title in 1986 and 1988.{{cite web |url=http://www.anzrankings.org.nz/userfiles/file/National_Champions.pdf |title=National champions 1887–2016 |date=December 2016 |publisher=Athletics New Zealand |accessdate=23 June 2019 |first=Stephen |last=Hollings |page=28}} He represented New Zealand in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland. He finished ninth, recording a time of 8:42.08.{{cite web |url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/greg-cameron |title=Greg Cameron |year=2018 |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee |access-date=23 June 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3042/event/1569 |title=Athletics 3000m steeplechase – men Auckland 1990 |year=2018 |publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation |accessdate=23 June 2019}}
In 1990, Cameron was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.
References
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{{1990 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team}}
{{Footer New Zealand NC 3000 m steeplechase men}}
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Category:Athletes from Dunedin
Category:People educated at East Otago High School
Category:University of Waikato alumni
Category:New Zealand male middle-distance runners
Category:New Zealand male steeplechase runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for New Zealand
Category:20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
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