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- Nuttall labored with McColgan as a coach on the Doha Athletic Membership in Qatar
- Former distance runner is the daddy to 2 GB runners, Hannah and Luke
- UK Athletics shared an announcement noting their ‘deep disappointment’ at Nuttall’s loss of life
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British Olympian John Nuttall, the husband of Liz McColgan, has died from a coronary heart assault aged 56.
The previous distance runner competed for Nice Britain within the 5,000metres at Atlanta 1996, in addition to on the 1993 and 1995 World Championships. He received a bronze medal for England on the Commonwealth Video games at Victoria 1994.
After retiring, Nuttall went on to be a profitable elite coach and supported British endurance runners into the London 2012 Olympics. He was most not too long ago working together with his spouse McColgan on the Doha Athletic Membership in Qatar.
Former Scottish runner McColgan, the 1991 world 10,000m champion, introduced the information of her husband’s loss of life on social media on Friday.
She posted: ‘It’s with nice disappointment and a heavy coronary heart I write this. My husband John Nuttall died yesterday morning with a sudden coronary heart assault.
Former British distance runner John Nuttall has handed away from a coronary heart assault aged 56
After his retirement Nuttall turned an elite coach and member of Staff GB’s Olympic set-up
Most not too long ago, Nuttall had been working as a coach alongside his spouse Liz McColgan in Qatar
‘A much-loved dad, son, brother and husband. For those who love John, our hearts are breaking.’
Nuttall was beforehand married to a different former British distance runner, Alison Wyeth.
His two youngsters from that marriage, Hannah Nuttall and Luke Nuttall, each at present run for Nice Britain.
Nuttall’s step daughter is Eilish McColgan, who’s the Commonwealth 10,000m champion.
UK Athletics stated in an announcement: ‘Everybody at UKA is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our former colleague John Nuttall.
‘His loss is felt deeply by buddies and colleagues right here at UKA who labored alongside and knew John. Our ideas are very a lot together with his household and shut buddies at the moment.’
Nuttall’s widow McColgan is a former Olympian and mom of British champion Eilish (left)
Nuttall’s two youngsters Luke and Hannah are additionally athletes competing for Nice Britain
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