Colin Kemball
Colin Kemball (born January 18, 1928 , † April 7, 2004 in Wolverhampton ) was a British marathon runner .
In 1957 he was tenth in the English Championship in 2:30:15 h.
The following year he became English champion with a victory at the Polytechnic Marathon in 2:22:28 h. At the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff he finished sixth for England and fourth at the Košice Marathon .
In 1960 he was eighth in the Polytechnic Marathon and sixth in the English championship. In a marathon in Liverpool he set his personal best with 2:21:22 h, and in Košice he was again fourth.
In 1962 he came fourth in the English Championship.
Web links
- Colin Kimball - much-missed Wolverhampton athlete who ran rings around the opposition , obituary at the Black Country Bugle, April 29, 2004
- Colin Kemball in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at the ARRS
- Colin Kemball in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
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| SURNAME | Kemball, Colin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1928 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 2004 |
| Place of death | Wolverhampton |