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{{short description|English middle-distance runner}}
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{{Medal|Silver|[[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur]]|1500 m }}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1994 Commonwealth Games|1994 Victoria]]|1500 m}}
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{{Medal|Gold|[[1998 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|1998 Valencia]]|3000 m}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1992 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|1992 Genoa]]|3000 m}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2005 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|2005 Madrid]]|3000 m}}
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'''John Paul Mayock''' (born 26 October 1970, in [[Barnsley]]) is a retired male English [[middle-distance runner]].

==Athletics career==
Mayock has competed at three [[Olympic Games]], at the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996]] games in [[Atlanta]] and the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] games in [[Sydney]] in the 1500 m and at the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] games in [[Athens]] in the 5000 m.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=John Mayock  |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/john-mayock-1.html |access-date=2010-01-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921013544/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/john-mayock-1.html |archive-date=2011-09-21}}</ref>  He has also competed at three [[Commonwealth Games]], in 1994 in [[1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria]] and [[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]], where he won bronze and silver medals in the 1500 m. He placed fourth in the 5,000, at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He currently holds British indoor records for the 2000 m (4:57.09) and 2 miles (8:17.06). His previous record in the 3000 m (7:41.09) was broken by [[Mo Farah]] in 2009. Mayock represented Great Britain 58 times during his career. He has run an impressive 3:31.86 for 1500m and a mile in 3:50.32. Represented Great Britain 58 times and Team Captain.

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
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!colspan="6"|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{ENG}}
|-
|1989
|[[1989 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|[[Varaždin]], [[Yugoslavia]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|5000 m
|14:11.05
|-
|1991
|[[Athletics at the 1991 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|[[Sheffield, United Kingdom]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|5000 m
|[[Athletics at the 1991 Summer Universiade – Men's 5000 metres|13:39.25]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1992
|[[1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Genoa, Italy]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|3000 m
|[[1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|7:48.47]]
|-
|[[1992 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Havana, Cuba]]
|7th
|5000 m
|[[1992 IAAF World Cup results#5000/3000 m|14:16.95]]
|-
|1993
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Toronto, Canada]]
|5th
|3000 m
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|7:54.41]]
|-
|1994
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Victoria, Canada]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|1500 m
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres|3:37.22]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1995
|[[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|5th
|3000 m
|[[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|7:51.86]]
|-
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
|18th (sf)
|1500 m
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:40.20]]
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Atlanta, United States]]
|11th
|1500 m
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|3:40.18]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1997
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Paris, France]]
|6th
|3000 m
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|7:44.31]]
|-
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|9th
|1500 m
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:38.67]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1998
|[[1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Valencia, Spain]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|3000 m
|[[1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|7:55.09]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|1500 m
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres|3:40.46]]
|-
|1999
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|6th (h)
|1500 m
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:37.29]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2000
|[[2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Ghent, Belgium]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|3000 m
|[[2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|7:49.97]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|9th
|1500 m
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|3:39.41]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2001
|[[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Lisbon, Portugal]]
|4th
|3000 m
|[[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|7:44.08]]
|-
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Edmonton, Canada]]
|21st (sf)
|1500 m
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:42.63]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
|[[Brisbane, Australia]]
|7th
|Mile
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Goodwill Games – Results#Mile|3:58.49]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2002
|[[2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Vienna, Austria]]
|3rd
|3000 m
|[[2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|7:48.08]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Manchester, United Kingdom]]
|4th
|5000 m
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres|13:19.43]]
|-
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Munich, Germany]]
|12th
|1500 m
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres|3:48.41]]
|-
|2003
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Birmingham, United Kingdom]]
|8th
|3000 m
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|7:45.32]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|16th (q)
|3000 m
|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|7:54.41]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|17th (q)
|5000 m
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres|13:26.81]]
|-
|2005
|[[2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Madrid, Spain]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|3000 m
|[[2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|7:51.46]]
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com|john-mayock}}

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[[Category:English male middle-distance runners]]
[[Category:British male middle-distance runners]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Great Britain]]
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England]]
[[Category:Alumni of Staffordshire University]]
[[Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Great Britain]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics]]

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