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Timothy ("Tim") Hilton Hutchings (born 4 December 1958 in London) is a former middle- and long-distance runner who represented England and Great Britain internationally.
Hutchings' track events were the 1500 metres, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. His main championship performances in track and field were a 5000 m bronze medal in the 1986 European Championship and a bronze medal in the 5000 m at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. He also finished fourth in the 1984 Olympic Games.
In cross country running, he twice earned a silver medal in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, in 1984 and 1989. He also won the 1985 edition of the Belfast International Cross Country race.
After retiring from competition, Hutchings co-founded the Brighton Marathon in 2010 with Tom Naylor.
Tim Hutchings was educated at a boys' independent boarding school: Worth in West Sussex.
Nowadays, he works as an athletics commentator for British Eurosport.