Brian Shenton
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Brian Shenton (15 March 1927 – 9 May 1987)[1] was a track and field sprinter. He represented Great Britain in the men's 200 metres and men's 4 × 100 metres relay at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1952 and 1956).[2]
Biography
Born in Doncaster from a working-class background,[3] he was a member of the Doncaster Plant Works Athletic Club,[4] later having a successful career in the City and reaching the position of Chairman of Noble Lowndes. He died in a car crash soon after retirement.[5]
Shenton came to public attention in 1950 with a series of good performances, culminating in a place at the European Championships as a replacement. Described as the "boy from nowhere", he set a new personal best in the semi-finals of 21.6s, in the finals beating off the challenge of Étienne Bally.[6]
He won the gold medal at the 1950 European Athletics Championships in Brussels, Belgium in the men's 200 metres in a time of 21.5s as part of the British team that first topped the medal table with a medal count that would not be matched for a further 40 years.[7] Representing the England athletics team he won the silver medal at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, in the 4 × 110 yard relay and won an individual silver medal in the 220 yard dash at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[8]
He won the silver medal at the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Berne, Switzerland in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay,[9] alongside George Ellis, Kenneth Jones and Kenneth Box.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Shenton was the British 220 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1954 AAA Championships[10] and the 1956 AAA Championships.[11]
In 1957 Brian Shenton was timed as having set the English 100 yards native record in a time of 9.7 seconds. However, this was disallowed following a ruling that he had had a "flier". Shenton appealed and received a personal hearing at the AAA.[12]
Memorabilia from Brian Shenton's athletic career was included in an exhibition of Doncaster's local Olympians in celebration of the London 2012 Olympics.[13]
References
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- ↑ British Olympic Committee
- ↑ Brian Shenton Template:Webarchive. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2012-07-22.
- ↑ Feature: Athletics club back on track
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- ↑ Daily Mirror, 28 August 1950
- ↑ BBC Sport Team GB at the Euros
- ↑ Commonwealth Games Template:Webarchive
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- ↑ Olympic exhibition at Cusworth Hall Museum
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