Brian_Green_(athlete)

Brian Green (athlete)

Brian Green (athlete)

British sprinter

Brian William Green (born 15 May 1941 in Ormskirk) is a British former sprinter.

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Background

Green attended Walton Grammar School and worked as an advertising assistant.[1]

He came to sprinting late, having previously divided his time between other sporting interests including squash, badminton, and hockey.

Sprinting career

Standing at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Green was once told he was too short to be a sprinter. Despite this, at the age of 31, Green became the fastest man in Britain, recording a time of 10.1 seconds in Bratislava.[2]

Green competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[3] He represented England and won a bronze medallist at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in the 4×100 metres relay.[4][5][6][7] He represented England in the sprint events, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand[8][9] and represented England in the 100 metres and 100 metres relay events, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[10]

References

  1. [1]
    Prentice, David (18 July 2012). "Merseyside's 100 Olympians: Brian Green". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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    Prentice, David (18 July 2012). "Merseyside's 100 Olympians: Brian Green". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brian Green". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
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    British Medallists at the Commonwealth Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-22.
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    "1970 Athletes". Team England.
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    "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
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    "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. [8]
    "1974 Games". Team England.
  9. [9]
    "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  10. [10]
    "1978 Athletes". Team England.


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