Ken Box Explained

Kenneth James Box (1 December 1930 – 1 September 2022[1])[2] was a retired track and field sprinter, who represented Great Britain in the men's 100 metres and 4×100 metres relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He was born in West Derby.[3]

He won the silver medal at the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Berne, Switzerland in the men's 4×100 metres relay, alongside George Ellis, Kenneth Jones and Brian Shenton.[4]

He also competed at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and was fourth in the relay, having been eliminated in the 100 yards heats.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-06-30. en. Ken Box. olympedia.org.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160416/http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=567 British Olympic Committee
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011532/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/ken-box-1.html Ken Box
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/ec.htm British Medallist in European Championships