Brian Green (athlete)

Brian Green ( Brian William Green; born May 15, 1941 in Ormskirk ) is a former British sprinter .

In 1970 he retired from the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh over 100 m in the semi-finals and won bronze with the English team in the 4 x 100 meter relay . The following year he reached the semifinals of the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 1971 over 100 m and was fourth in the British 4 x 100 meter relay.

At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, he reached over 100 m as well as the semi-finals in the 4-by-100-meter relay and the quarter-finals over 200 m .

In 1973 he was fourth over 60 m at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Rotterdam .

At the British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch in 1974 he failed over 100 m and 200 m in the heat and was sixth with the English 4 x 100 meter relay. Four years later he retired from the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton in 1978 over 100 m in the quarter-finals and was sixth again with the English 4 x 100 meter relay.

In 1971 he was English champion over 100 m and in 1973 English indoor champion over 60 m.

Personal bests

• 60 m (hall): 6.71 s, March 10, 1973, Rotterdam (hand-stopped: 6.6 s, February 10, 1973, Madrid )
• 100 m: 10.33 s, July 15, 1972, London (hand-stopped: 10.1 s, June 3, 1972, Bratislava )
• 200 m: 20.84 s, September 4, 1971, Munich (hand-stopped: 20.7 s, June 3, 1972, Bratislava)

Web links

• Athlete portrait at Power of Ten
• Brian Green in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
• Brian Green in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )