Brian Kilby
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| Nationality |  England Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1938 Coventry, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 June 2024 (aged 86) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Leonard Kilby (26 February 1938 – 30 June 2024) was a marathon runner from Great Britain.
Athletics career
In 1962 when he won gold medal in the men's marathon at the European Championships and at the 1962 Commonwealth Games.[1][2] Running in Port Talbot, Wales, on 6 July 1963, he ran his best time, 2:14:43, setting a world record.[3][4] He represented Great Britain a year later, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he finished fourth in the men's marathon in 2:17:02.4, just 43.2 seconds behind then-reigning world record holder Basil Heatley, who took second place.[5] He also represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, where he finished 29th in the men's marathon.[3]
He represented England and won a gold medal in the marathon at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[6][7]
Four years later he represented England in the marathon again, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[6]
Death
Kilby died on 30 June 2024, at the age of 86.[8]
References
- ^ "Brian Kilby - 1962 Eurp & Commonwealth Marathon Champion (result) - Great Britain". sporting-heroes.net. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men, GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 16 April 2018.
- ^ a b World's best progressions - Road. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brian Kilby". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ The Olympic Marathon, Human Kinetics, David E. Martin, Roger W. H. Gynn, 2000. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (9 July 2024). "Brian Kilby, European and Commonwealth marathon champion, dies aged 86". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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Commonwealth Games champions in the men's marathon | |
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- 1938 births
- 2024 deaths
- Sportspeople from Coventry
- English male marathon runners
- British male marathon runners
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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