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British long-distance runner

Colin Kirkham
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1944-10-30) 30 October 1944 (age 80)
Nottingham, England
Sport
SportLong-distance running
EventMarathon

Colin Kirkham (born 30 October 1944) is a male retired British long-distance runner.

Early life

Kirkham studied Mathematics at Durham University, where he was a member of St Cuthbert's Society and won the Northern Counties Marathon Championship.

He taught Maths at Arley, Warwickshire.

Career

Kirkham competed in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the marathon event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.

References

  1. "Former Durham student Olympic possible". Palatinate (226): 12. 13 June 1968. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. Coventry Standard Thursday 25 July 1968, page 19
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Colin Kirkham Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. "1974 Games". Team England.
  5. "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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