Justin Chaston

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| name = Justin Chaston

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| nationality = British (Welsh)

| sport = Athletics

| event = Steeplechase

| club = Belgrave Harriers

| birth_date = 4 November 1968

| birth_place = Cardiff, Wales

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| height =178 cm

| weight =64 kg

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Justin Thomas Chaston (born 4 November 1968) is a retired Welsh athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He represented Great Britain at three consecutive Summer Olympics in 1996, 2000 and 2004.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025502/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/justin-chaston-1.html Sports-Reference profile]

Biography

At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, he represented Great Britain in the steeplechase event.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68951 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=5 July 2025}} He also represented Great Britain at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and 2004 in Athens.

Chaston was a three-times British 3000 metres steeplechase champion after winning the British AAA Championships title in 1994, 1996 and 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=5 July 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=5 July 2025}}

His personal best in the event is 8:23.90 from 1994.

Competition record

{{AchievementTable\|Event=yes}}
colspan="6"\|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{WAL}}
1987 \|World Cross Country Championships \|Warsaw, Poland \|118th \|Junior race \|Individual
rowspan=3\|1994 \|Goodwill Games \|St. Petersburg, Russia \|6th \|3000 m s'chase \|8:29.49
European Championships \|Helsinki, Finland \|11th \|3000 m s'chase \|8:36.83
Commonwealth Games \|Victoria, Canada \|7th \|3000 m s'chase \|8:32.20
rowspan=2\|1995 \|World Championships \|Gothenburg, Sweden \|19th (sf) \|3000 m s'chase \|8:38.90
Universiade \|Fukuoka, Japan \|5th \|3000 m s'chase \|8:39.28
1996 \|Olympic Games \|Atlanta, United States \|14th (sf) \|3000 m s'chase \|8:28.50
2000 \|Olympic Games \|Sydney, Australia \|19th (h) \|3000 m s'chase \|8:31.01
2004 \|Olympic Games \|Athens, Greece \|22nd (h) \|3000 m s'chase \|8:28.35

colspan="6"|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{WAL}}

1987

|World Cross Country Championships

|Warsaw, Poland

|118th

|Junior race

|Individual

rowspan=3|1994

|Goodwill Games

|St. Petersburg, Russia

|6th

|3000 m s'chase