Brian Kilby

Brian Leonard Kilby (born 26 February 1938 in Coventry, England) is a retired marathon runner from Great Britain.

Brian Kilby
Personal information
Nationality England
 Great Britain
Born (1938-02-26) 26 February 1938
Coventry, England
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)Men's marathon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Belgrade Marathon
Representing  England
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth Marathon

Athletics career

In 1962 when he won gold medal in the men's marathon at the European Championships and at the 1962 Commonwealth Games.[1][2] Running in Port Talbot, Wales, on 6 July 1963, he ran his best time, 2:14:43, setting a world record.[3][4] He represented Great Britain a year later, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he finished fourth in the men's marathon in 2:17:02.4, just 43.2 seconds behind then-reigning world record holder Basil Heatley, who took second place.[5] He also represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, where he finished 29th in the men's marathon.[3]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the marathon at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[6][7]

Four years later he represented England in the marathon again, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[6]

References
  1. "Brian Kilby - 1962 Eurp & Commonwealth Marathon Champion (result) - Great Britain". sporting-heroes.net. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men, GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-04-16.
  3. World's best progressions - Road. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brian Kilby". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. The Olympic Marathon, Human Kinetics, David E. Martin, Roger W. H. Gynn, 2000. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
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