Phil Costley
Costley in 1990
Personal information
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Wairoa, New Zealand
OccupationSchool teacher
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
National finals3000 m champion (2002)
3000 m steeplechase champion (1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001)
5000 m champion (2003)
10,000 m champion (2008)
Marathon champion (1996, 1999)

Philip Costley (born 1970 in Wairoa, New Zealand) is a New Zealand distance runner. He represented his country at the two Commonwealth Games and four World Athletics Cross Country Championships, and has won 33 New Zealand national athletic titles on the track, road and cross country over distances from 3000 metres to 100 kilometres.[1]

Costley holds the men's record in the Auckland Marathon.[2] His record run was in the 1997 event, finishing the race in 2:14:03.[3] He has won the event on a further three occasions (1996, 1999, and 2005).[3]

Costley represented New Zealand twice in the marathon at the Commonwealth Games, placing 18th in 1998 and 17th in 2002.[4]

Costley is a former mathematics teacher at Nelson College.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Phil Costley runs himself into NZ record books". Nelson Weekly. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ "30th Auckland Marathon (ASB Auckland Marathon) and Half Marathon (Barfoot & Thompson Half Marathon) 2021. Auckland, New Zealand. January 2022". Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "ARRS - Runner: Philip Costley". more.arrs.run. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  4. ^ Phil Costley at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
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