Eddie Kirkup

Eddie Kirkup
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1929-07-27)27 July 1929
Wakefield, England
Died1 June 2008(2008-06-01) (aged 78)
Rotherham, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long-distance
ClubRotherham Harriers

Ernest Kirkup (27 July 1929 – 1 June 2008) was an English athlete.

Biography

Kirkup was a member of the Rotherham Harriers[1] and became the British marathon champion when winning the 1957 AAA Championships in Watford.[2][3]

Kirkup represented the England athletics team[4] in the marathon at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[5][6]

He died in Rotherham on 5 January 2008, at the age of 78.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Eddie Kirkup". Rotherham Harriers.
  2. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Eldon Runs Six Miles At Cardiff". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 29 June 1958. p. 24. Retrieved 27 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ↑ "Ernest Kirkup". England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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