Facts: - name: nick willis - imagesize: '' '' ' ar '' ' -rrb- '' ' mile '' ' ' : 3:49.83 '' ' 3000 metres '' ' : 1500 7:36.91 '' ' 5000 metres '' ' : 13:20.33 metres '' ' : 3:29.66 -lrb- - image: nick willis 2008.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of nick willis .
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nicholas ian willis mnzm -lrb- born 25 april 1983 -rrb- is a new zealand middle distance runner .he won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2008 olympics in beijing , and is the current new zealand record holder for the same event with a time of 3:29.66 .he was a gold medallist in the 1500 metres at the 2006 commonwealth games in melbourne and a bronze medallist at the 2010 commonwealth games .he was the first athlete from new zealand to win the 1500 metres at the commonwealth games -lrb- although peter snell and jack lovelock both won gold in the mile at the empire and commonwealth games -rrb- .