Derek Graham
Derek Graham ( Derek Austin Graham; born September 3, 1941 ) is a retired British middle and long distance runner .
At the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, he was eliminated over 5000 m in the preliminary run.
The following year he won silver at the Cross of Nations for the all-Irish team.
In 1966 he won silver at the Cross of Nations for the all-Irish team. Starting for Northern Ireland , he finished fifth in the mile run and eighth over three miles at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston . At the European Athletics Championships in Budapest , he came fourth over 5000 m .
On May 2, 1970 in Belfast he set a world record in the half marathon with 1:03:53 h . At the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh he was twelfth over 5000 m and 10,000 m .
Personal bests
- 1 mile: 3: 59.24 min, August 20, 1966, London
- 5000 m: 13: 41.42 min, August 3, 1968, London
- 10,000 m: 29: 00.2 min, July 18, 1970, Edinburgh
- Half marathon: 1:03:53 h, May 2, 1970, Belfast
Web links
- Athlete portrait at Power of Ten
- Derek Graham in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at the ARRS
- Derek Graham in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Derek Graham in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Graham, Derek |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Graham, Derek Austin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British middle and long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 3, 1941 |