Brian Ian Whittle (born 26 April 1964) is a British politician and former athlete.Whittle won the gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at both the 1986 European Athletics Championships and 1994 European Athletics Championships. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.In 2016 was elected as a Scottish Conservative Party Member of the Scottish Parliament representing the South Scotland region.Wittle was born in 1964 growing up in the Scottish town of Troon. His father was a sprinter and ran until his late teens but other than that his family background was not overly sporty. As a boy, Brian tried a wide range of sports, enjoying many of them. He has maintained that his talent lay in his ability to train. Wikipedia