John Kirkbride (athlete)
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | 24 March 1947 Whitehaven, England | |||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Middle-distance running | |||||||||||
| Club | Blackpool & Fylde AC | |||||||||||
Medal record
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John Christopher Kirkbride (born 24 March 1947) is a British retired international middle-distance runner who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Kirkbride finished second behind Walter Wilkinson in the 1500 metres event at the 1970 AAA Championships.[1][2] Shortly afterwards Kirkbride represented England in the 1500 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4]
He finished third behind Peter Stewart in the 1500m event at the 1972 AAA Championships[5][6] before competing in the men's 1500 metres event for Great Britain at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich.
Two years later he competed once again in the 1500 metres at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[7][8][9]
References
- ↑ "Howard's final fling brings victory over foreign pair". Birmingham Daily Post. 8 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Big shock for Ian". The People. 9 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "1974 Games". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
External links
- John Kirkbride at World Athletics
- John Kirkbride at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- John Kirkbride at Power of 10 (archived)
- John Kirkbride at Olympics.com
- John Kirkbride at Team GB
- John Kirkbride at Olympedia
- John Kirkbride at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- John Kirkbride at InterSportStats
Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- British men middle-distance runners
- English men middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Sportspeople from Whitehaven
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Great Britain
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade
- Commonwealth Games athletes for England
- Olympic men middle-distance runners