Brian Burgess (athlete) explained

Birth Name:Brian Burgess
Birth Date:30 September 1957
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Sport:Athletics
Event:High jump
Club:Edinburgh AC

Brian Burgess (born 30 September 1957) is a Scottish former athlete who specialised in the high jump. His personal best jump of 2.20m, set in London on 11 June 1978, set a British national record.[1]

A six-time Scottish champion, Burgess won a bronze medal for Scotland at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, with a best jump of 2.15m in the final, to share third place with Canada's Dean Bauck. He was the only non-Canadian on the podium and the first Scot to win a high jump medal since Alan Paterson in 1950.[2]

Burgess was the British national champion for high jump in 1978, finishing third in the AAA Championships behind two Americans. He was a two-time champion at the UK Athletics Championships, in 1979 and 1981.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sutherland . Sandy . Williamson still left out in cold . . 5 July 1978.
  2. Web site: Commonwealth Games: Men's high jump . . 26 July 2014.
  3. Web site: UK Championships . www.gbrathletics.com.