Gary Oakes

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox sportsperson Gary James Oakes (born 21 September 1958) is a male British retired athlete who mainly competed in the men's 400 metre hurdles. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Biography

Oakes was a member of the Haringey Athletic Club. He finished third behind Alan Pascoe in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 1978 AAA Championships.^[2] Shortly afterwards he represented England in the 400 metres hurdles event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada.^[3]

Oakes finished third again at the 1979 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British 400 metres hurdles champion.^[4] At the 1980 Olympics Games in Moscow, he represented Great Britain, where he won the bronze medal in the 400 metre hurdles.^[1]

Oakes won the AAA title outright at the 1981 AAA Championships^[5] and the following year represented England, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia^[6] A third Commonwealth Games appearance followed when he represented England, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[7]^[8]

He is married to fellow two-time Olympic bronze medallist Heather Hunte.

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