Brian Shenton

Brian Shenton, 1950.

Brian Shenton (March 15, 1927 - May 9, 1987 ) was a British sprinter .

Career

In February 1950 the British Empire Games in Auckland won the 4-by-110-yard relay of the English team in the line-up of Les Lewis, Shenton, Nick Stacey and Jack Archer silver behind the Australians. At the end of August at the European Championships in Brussels , Shenton won the 200-meter run in 21.5 s with three tenths of a second ahead of the Frenchman Étienne Bally , who had won the 100-meter run . In the 4 x 100 meter relay , the British team with Shenton as third runner finished fourth in 41.9 seconds.

At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 Shenton retired over 200 meters in the intermediate run and he reached the final of the 4 x 100 meter relay. There the British took fourth place in 40.6 s. Shenton was the last runner behind the goalkeeper of the Hungarian relay, which won the bronze medal.

The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games took place in Vancouver in the first week of August. Over 220 yards, Shenton finished second behind New Zealander Don Jowett, both in 21.5 seconds. With the English relay, Shenton was fourth. In the last week of August Shenton was fourth at the European Championships in Bern over 200 meters in 21.3 s, behind Heinz Fütterer , Ardalion Ignatjew and his compatriot George Ellis , who ran a national record in 21.2 s. The British relay with Kenneth Box , Ellis, Ken Jones and Shenton won silver behind the Hungarians in 40.8 s.

At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 Shenton reached the semi-finals over 200 meters, but was eliminated there with 21.9 s. The British relay was fifth in 40.6 s.

Brian Shenton was 1.75 m tall and weighed 70 kg during his playing days. He died at the age of 60 as a result of a traffic accident.

Best times

• 100 m : 10.6 s, 1951
• 200 m: 21.2 s, 1956

literature

• Peter Matthews (Ed.): Athletics. The international track and field annual 1988/9. Simon and Schuster, London 1988, ISBN 0-671-69917-2 .
• Ekkehard zur Megede : The Modern Olympic Century 1896–1996. Track and Field Athletics. German Society for Athletics Documentation eV, Neuss 1999.
• Bob Phillips: Honor of Empire - Glory of Sport. The History of Athletics at the Commonwealth Games. Parrs Wood, Manchester 2000, ISBN 1-903158-09-5 .