Colin Kirkham (born 30 October 1944) is a male retired British long-distance runner.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 30 October 1944 Nottingham, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Event | Marathon |
Early life
editKirkham studied Mathematics at Durham University, where he was a member of St Cuthbert's Society and won the Northern Counties Marathon Championship.[1]
He taught Maths at Arley, Warwickshire.[2]
Career
editKirkham competed in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[3] He represented England in the marathon event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Former Durham student Olympic possible". Palatinate (226): 12. 13 June 1968. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Coventry Standard Thursday 25 July 1968, page 19
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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