Dave Cropper Explained

Dave Cropper
Nationality:British
Sport:Middle-distance running
Event:800 metres
Birth Date:26 December 1945

Dave Cropper (26 December 1945  - 3 December 2016) was a British middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Early life

He was born in Birmingham. He attended the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Mansfield.[2] He grew up in Mansfield Woodhouse.[3]

Personal life

He married Pat Cropper in December 1971 they had one child and lived in Solihull. His wife's family lived on Clumber Road, in North Evington in Leicester.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Dave Cropper Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041445/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/dave-cropper-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 18 October 2017.
  2. Nottingham Evening Post Thursday 21 February 1963, page 12
  3. Nottingham Evening Post Saturday 22 February 1964
  4. Leicester M Monday 17 July 1972, page 7