Bob Frith
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  England |
| Born | 16th June 1944 Whitton,Middlesex |
| Died | 11th April 2021 Marnhull,Dorset |
| Education | Chiswick GS & City University,London |
| Occupation | Optometrist and owner of 12 practices in Middx & Dorset |
Robert Montague Frith (1944-2021), was a male former track and field athlete who competed for England.
Athletics career[]
Bob Frith’s earliest national success saw his Middlesex Schools colleagues - Andrew Ronay,Mick Hauck and the late Barry King - join him in taking a Senior Boys 4x110yards Relay title at the English Schools Championships. Frith was subsequently selected to represent both GB and England at international level and he won a silver medal in the 1968 European Athletics Indoor Games/Championships over 50 metres in Madrid.followed by a bronze in the 1969 edition in Belgrade.ref>
He held the world indoor record for 50 metres and was four times National AAA indoor champion over 60 metres.[1]9
He represented England in the 100 yards,as well as being part of the sprint relay squad,at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[2][3][4]
He was a member of Polytechnic Harriers and latterly the merged(from 1985)Kingston Athletics Club and Polytechnic Harriers. He was also General Secretary of the former club from 1972 to 1975.
References[]
- ^ "Your marathon tales". BBC Sport.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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- English male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade bronze medalists for Great Britain
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