Brian Green (athlete)
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| Nationality |  England |
| Born | 15 May 1941 Ormskirk |
Brian William Green (born 15 May 1941 in Ormskirk) is a British former sprinter.
Background[]
Green attended Walton Grammar School and worked as an advertising assistant.[1]
He came to sprinting late, having previously divided his time between other sporting interests including squash, badminton, and hockey.
Sprinting career[]
Standing at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Green was once told he was too short to be a sprinter. Despite this, at the age of 31, Green became the fastest man in Britain, recording a time of 10.1 seconds in Bratislava.[2]
Green competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[3] He represented England and won a bronze medallist at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in the 4×100 metres relay.[4][5][6][7] He represented England in the sprint events, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand[8][9] and represented England in the 100 metres and 100 metres relay events, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[10]
References[]
- ^ Prentice, David (2012-07-18). "Merseyside's 100 Olympians: Brian Green". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ Prentice, David (2012-07-18). "Merseyside's 100 Olympians: Brian Green". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brian Green". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ British Medallists at the Commonwealth Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-22.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
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