Ian Stewart (runner)

Ian Stewart
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born15 January 1949
Handsworth, Birmingham, England
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventmiddle/long distance
ClubBirchfield Harriers
Tipton Harriers
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1972 Munich5000 metres
European Championships
1969 Athens5000 metres
World Cross Country Championships
1975 Rabatmen's individual
Representing  Scotland
International Cross Country Championships
1972 Cambridgemen's individual
Commonwealth Games
1970 Edinburgh5000 metres

Ian Stewart MBE (born 15 January 1949) is a Scottish former long-distance running athlete. Stewart was one of the world's leading distance runners between the late 1960s and mid-1970s. Stewart won the bronze medal in the Men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich (a race won by Lasse Virén). Stewart also won the following championships: European 5,000 metres (1969), Commonwealth 5,000 metres (1970), European Indoor (1969 and 1975) and World Cross Country (1975).