{{Short description|British athlete (born 1976)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Use British English|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Stuart Stokes | image = | image_size = | caption = | nationality = British (English) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1976|10|05}} | birth_place = Bolton, England | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.81|m}} (2012) | weight = {{convert|65|kg}} (2012) | sport = | event = Steeplechase | club = Sale Harriers | coach = David Stokes }}
'''Stuart Bradley Stokes''' (born 5 October 1976) is a British former track and field athlete who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040242/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/stuart-stokes-1.html Stuart Stokes]. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-07-02.</ref>
== Biography == Stokes competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase and was afull-time teacher.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stuart Stokes - Athletics - Olympic Athlete - London 2012|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/stokes-stuart-1094286/|access-date=3 August 2012|archive-date=31 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531021450/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/stokes-stuart-1094286/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/manchester-2002/athletes |title=Manchester 2002 Team |website=Team England |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref> and represented the England team again at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/melbourne-2006/athletes |title=Melbourne 2006 Team |website=Team England |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref> In between his two Commonwealth Games appearances he became the British 2,000 metres steeplechase champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 2003 AAA Championships.<ref>{{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=11 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref>
At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, he represented Great Britain in the 3,000 metres steeplechase event, where he finished 35th.<ref name=oly>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/124089 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref>
== Competition record == {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{ENG}} |- |1995 |European Junior Championships |Nyíregyháza, Hungary |13th (h) |3000 m s'chase |9:12.46 |- |2002 |Commonwealth Games |Manchester, United Kingdom |4th |3000 m s'chase |8:26.45 |- |2006 |Commonwealth Games |Melbourne, Australia |5th |3000 m s'chase |8:29.94 |- |2010 |Commonwealth Games |Delhi, India |5th |3000 m s'chase |8:32.24 |- |2012 |Olympic Games |London, United Kingdom |35th (h) |3000 m s'chase |8:43.04 |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stokes, Stuart}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Bolton Category:British men steeplechase runners Category:English men steeplechase runners Category:Olympic athletes for Great Britain Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for England Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games