|
}} Brian Shenton (15 March 1927 – 9 May 1987)〔(Sports Reference )〕 was a track and field sprinter. He represented Great Britain in the men's 200 metres and men's 4x100 metres relay at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1952 and 1956).〔(British Olympic Committee )〕 Born in Doncaster from a working-class background,〔(Brian Shenton ). Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2012-07-22.〕 he was a member of the Doncaster Plant Works Athletic Club,〔(Feature: Athletics club back on track )〕 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.〔(Feature: Athletics club back on track )〕 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.〔Daily Mirror, August 28, 1950〕 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.〔(BBC Sport Team GB at the Euros )〕 Representing England he won the silver medal at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand in the 4x110 yard relay and won an individual silver medal in the 220 yard dash at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.〔(Commonwealth Games )〕 He won the silver medal at the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Berne, Switzerland in the men's 4x100 metres relay,〔(European Championships )〕 alongside George Ellis, Kenneth Jones and Kenneth Box. 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.〔Daily Mirror, December 14 and 18 1957〕 Memorabilia from Brian Shenton's athletic career was included in an exhibition of Doncaster's local Olympians in celebration of the London 2012 Olympics.〔(Olympic exhibition at Cusworth Hall Museum )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brian Shenton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|