John Salisbury (athlete)

John Salisbury
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1934-01-26) 26 January 1934
Birmingham, England
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
400 metres
ClubLoughbrough Colleges AC
Birchfield Harriers
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1956 Melbourne4×400 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1958 Stockholm4×400 m
Silver medal – second place1958 Stockholm400 m

John Edward Salisbury (born 26 January 1934) is a British former 400 metres runner who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Biography

Salisbury finished third behind Mike Wheeler in the 440 yards event at the 1956 AAA Championships.[3][4]

Later that year he represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where he won the bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay[1] with his teammates Peter Higgins, Mike Wheeler and Derek Johnson.[5]

Salisbury improved to second position at the 1957 AAA Championships behind Peter Higgins[6] before he became the British 440 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1958 AAA Championships.[7]

At the 1958 European Athletics Championships in Stockholm, Salisbury won the silver medal after completing the 400 metres in 46.5 seconds, as well as a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay having recorded a time of 3 minutes 7.9 seconds.[8] In the same year he represented the England team[9] at the Commonwealth Games in Cardiff and won silver in the 4 × 440 yards relay with team members Derek Johnson, Edward Sampson, and John Wrighton. They recorded a time of 3 minutes 9.6 seconds.[10][11]

References

  1. 1 2 "John Edward Salisbury". British Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Salisbury". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Brian looking for peace and quiet". Daily Herald. 14 July 1956. Retrieved 27 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Fine performance by Farrell in AAA hurdles". Liverpool Daily Post. 15 July 1956. Retrieved 27 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Athletics photographic encyclopedia, athlete, olympic games, world championship, european championship & hero images by sporting-heroes.net".
  9. ↑ "England's Team". Lincolnshire Echo. 23 June 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ http://www.thecgf.com/games/team_results.asp
  11. ↑ "Cardiff 1958 Team". Team England. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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