Brian Shenton
Brian Shenton in 1950 British running kit with his trainer | ||
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics
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Representing Great Britain | ||
European Championships | ||
1950 Brussels | 200 m | |
1954 Berne | 4×100 m relay | |
Representing England | ||
British Empire Games
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1950 Auckland | 4×110 yd relay | |
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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1954 Vancouver | 220 yd |
Brian Shenton (15 March 1927 – 9 May 1987)
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
He won the silver medal at the
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.[10]
Memorabilia from Brian Shenton's athletic career was included in an exhibition of Doncaster's local Olympians in celebration of the London 2012 Olympics.[11]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brian Shenton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009.
- ^ British Olympic Committee
- ^ Brian Shenton Archived 13 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2012-07-22.
- ^ Feature: Athletics club back on track
- ^ Feature: Athletics club back on track
- ^ Daily Mirror, 28 August 1950
- ^ BBC Sport Team GB at the Euros
- ^ Commonwealth Games Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ European Championships
- ^ Daily Mirror, 14 and 18 December 1957
- ^ Olympic exhibition at Cusworth Hall Museum