Tony Staynings
Anthony Robert Staynings is a British male retired middle-distance runner who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Staynings twice became the List of British champions in [3000 metres steeplechase|British 3000 metres steeplechase champion] after winning the British AAA Championships titles at the 1975 [AAA Championships] and the 1976 AAA Championships.At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, he represented Great [Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Great Britain] in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
Staynings finished runner-up behind Dennis Coates in successive years at the AAA Championships in 1977 and 1978 and shortly afterwards represented England in the 3,000 metres steeplechase event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was also the winner of the 1977 [UK Athletics Championships] and 1980 UK Athletics Championships titles.
He appeared at his second Olympic Games at the 1980 Olympics Games in Moscow, representing Great Britain in the steeplechase again.