Ian Stewart (athlete)
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1972 Munich | 5,000 meters | |
| European Championships | |||
| Gold | 1969 Athens | 5,000 meters | |
Ian Stewart (born January 15, 1949) is a Scottish athlete. Stewart won the bronze medal in the Men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics (a race won by Lasse Viren with Mohammed Gammoudi second and Steve Prefontaine fourth) and later placed seventh in 1976 Summer Olympics, also in the 5,000 metres.
Stewart has also won the following titles: the European 5,000 metres (1969), Commonwealth 5,000 metres (1970), European Indoor (1969 and 1975) and World Cross Country (1975).
He became a European record holder at 5,000 metres when he recorded a time of 13:22:08 in 1970.
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