Len Eyre

Leonard "Len" Eyre (27 November 1925 – November 1986)[1] was an English middle- and long-distance runner who won gold and silver medals at the British Empire Games.

Len Eyre
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1950 Auckland3 Miles
Silver medal – second place1950 Auckland1 Mile

He was born in Sheffield and was a member of the Harehills Harriers athletics club, Leeds. At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland he won the gold medal in the 3 miles/5000 metres event, having not regularly competed at that distance and he finished second to Bill Parnell of Canada in the 1 mile event. He competed in the 1500 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki, but was eliminated in the heats. He then moved to longer distances. He last competed internationally in 1953 in a Great Britain v Sweden match in which he was 3rd in the 5000 metres. He died aged 60 in 1986.[2][3]

References
  1. Len Eyre at Olympedia
  2. Len Eyre at Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 1 July 2013
  3. Len Eyre at Sporting Heroes.net. Retrieved 1 July 2013
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