Brian Oddie
Brian Oddie ( Brian Cecil Vernon Oddie; born May 16, 1905 in Luton , † August 7, 1996 in Bracknell ) was a British long-distance runner and meteorologist .
At the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 he was ninth over 5000 m and at the British Empire Games 1930 in Hamilton for England he was sixth over three miles .
He studied physics at Queen Mary College, London . In 1926 he entered the service of the Meteorological Office, of which he was vice director from 1959 to 1966.
Web links
- Obituary by Colin Flood in the Independent , August 26, 1996
- Brian Oddie in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
- Brian Oddie in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Oddie, Brian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oddie, Brian Cecil Vernon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British long distance runner and meteorologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luton |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 7, 1996 |
| Place of death | Bracknell |