Brian Green (athlete) explained

Brian Green
Birth Date:15 May 1941
Birth Place: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 5feet 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Merseyside's 100 Olympians: Brian Green. Prentice. David. 2012-07-18. liverpoolecho. 2018-02-07.
  2. News: Merseyside's 100 Olympians: Brian Green. Prentice. David. 2012-07-18. liverpoolecho. 2018-02-07.
  3. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/brian-green-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011427/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/brian-green-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 30 May 2013.
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/cg.htm British Medallists at the Commonwealth Games
  5. Web site: 1970 Athletes. Team England.
  6. Web site: Edinburgh, 1970 Team. Team England.
  7. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. Web site: 1974 Games. Team England.
  9. Web site: Athletes, 1974 England team. Team England.
  10. Web site: 1978 Athletes. Team England.