# Ian McCombie > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ian_McCombie > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ian_McCombie.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McCombie > Source revision: 1317462637 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|British racewalker}} {{use dmy dates|date=November 2017}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Ian McCombie | image = | caption = | nationality = British (English) | sport = [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) | event = British (English) | club = Cambridge Harriers, Bexleyheath | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|1|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Whitley Bay](/source/Whitley_Bay), England | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.82 m | weight = 67 kg | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) }} {{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games)}} {{MedalBronze| [1986 Edinburgh](/source/1986_Commonwealth_Games) | [30 km walk](/source/Athletics_at_the_1986_Commonwealth_Games)}} {{MedalBronze| [1990 Auckland](/source/1990_Commonwealth_Games) | [30 km walk](/source/Athletics_at_the_1990_Commonwealth_Games)}} }} '''Ian Peter McCombie''' (born 11 January 1961) is a British [racewalker](/source/racewalking) who competed at the [1984 Summer Olympics](/source/1984_Summer_Olympics) and the [1988 Summer Olympics](/source/1988_Summer_Olympics).{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69290 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=13 June 2025}} == Biography == McCombie became the [British 10,000m walk champion](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_10%2C000_metres_walk) after winning the [AAA Championships](/source/AAA_Championships) title at the [1984 AAA Championships](/source/1984_AAA_Championships).{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=12 June 2025}} Shortly afterwards at the 1984 Olympic Games in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), he represented [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics) in the [men's 20 kilometres walk event](/source/Athletics_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_20_kilometres_walk).{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/ian-mccombie-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040810/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/ian-mccombie-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Ian McCombie |accessdate=27 November 2017}} At the [1985 AAA Championships](/source/1985_AAA_Championships) MCombie stepped down in distance and became the [3,000m walk British champion](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_3000_metres_walk).{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=12 June 2025}} The following year a third AAA title over the 10Km walk ensued, before he represented [England](/source/England_at_the_1986_Commonwealth_Games) and won a bronze medal in the 30 km walk event, at the [1986 Commonwealth Games](/source/1986_Commonwealth_Games) in [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh), Scotland.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1986/athletes|title=1986 Athletes|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3041/19/all|title=England team in 1986|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=5 October 2019|archive-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419153600/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3041/19/all|url-status=dead}} McCombie competed in his second Olympics at the 1988 Olympic Games in [Seoul](/source/Seoul), representing [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics) in the [men's 20 kilometres walk](/source/Athletics_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_20_kilometres_walk) again. Two years later he represented [England](/source/England_at_the_1990_Commonwealth_Games) and won another bronze medal, at the [1990 Commonwealth Games](/source/1990_Commonwealth_Games) in [Auckland](/source/Auckland), New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1990/athletes|title=1990 Athletes|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3042/19/all|title=England team in 1990|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=5 October 2019|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404120931/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3042/19/all|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/37270|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}} Further AAA titles arrived in 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1991 and he also won the [UK Athletics Championships](/source/UK_Athletics_Championships) in 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990. He was captain of British Walking Team and competed in the World Walking Championships of 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989 and 1991. McCombie also competed in three World Athletics Championships, 1983 (Helsinki), 1987 (Rome) and 1991 (Tokyo), and finishing 9th in 1987. McCombie became the President of the Cambridge Harriers in 1999. McCombie became a lawyer for Northern law firm Ward Hadaway, working as their Head of Commercial Dispute Resolution in Leeds. His recent cases include successful defence in the long-running Hillsborough Disaster prosecution (May [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-57172900 2021]), and recovering £20.8m for Adrian Fewings MBE (September [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-58591482 2021] - see BBC report).President of Leeds Law Society in 2005/6. == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{Olympics.com|ian-peter-mccombie|Ian Peter McCombie|org_id=ian-mccombie|org_name=Ian McCombie|org_archive=20161006192017}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Team GB}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McCombie, Ian}} Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category:English men race walkers Category:British men race walkers Category:Olympic athletes for Great Britain Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Category:Sportspeople from Whitley Bay Category:Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Category:Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ian McCombie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McCombie) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McCombie?action=history)). 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