Ian Boyd (athlete)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||
| Born | (1933年12月08日) 8 December 1933 (age92) Epsom, England | ||||||||||||
| Height | 174cm (5ft 9in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 58kg (128lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
Event | Middle-distance running | ||||||||||||
| Club | Herne Hill Harriers | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ian Hugh Boyd (born 8 December 1933) is a British middle-distance runner who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit ]Boyd finished second behind Roger Bannister in the 1 mile event at the 1954 AAA Championships.[2] Shortly afterwards he represented England and won a bronze medal in the 880 yards race at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[3] [4]
After finishing third at the 1956 AAA Championships,[5] [6] he competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.[7]
Boyd was awarded the best senior athlete of the year for 1957 by his club, the Herne Hill Harriers.[8]
Two years later he represented the England athletics team in the 1 mile race at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[9] [10]
References
[edit ]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ian Boyd Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ↑ "2 Britons hold new record" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 11 July 1954. Retrieved 25 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ↑ "Herne Hill Harriers in leading positions" . Norwood News. 20 December 1957. Retrieved 2 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "England's Team" . Lincolnshire Echo. 23 June 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
[edit ]- Ian Boyd at World Athletics Edit on Wikidata
- Ian Boyd at Olympics.com Edit on Wikidata
- Ian Boyd at Team GB Edit on Wikidata
- Ian Boyd at Olympedia Edit on Wikidata
- Ian Boyd at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)Edit on Wikidata
- Ian Boyd at InterSportStatsEdit on Wikidata
- 1933 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- British men middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- English men middle-distance runners
- Sportspeople from Epsom
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics
- Olympic men middle-distance runners