Ernie Pomfret
Ernie Pomfret (actually Ernest Pomfret; born April 18, 1941 in Haswell , County Durham ; † May 1, 2001 in Sunderland , Tyne and Wear ) was a British obstacle runner .
Over 3000 m obstacle he was tenth at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964.
In 1966 he finished sixth for England at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston . At the European Athletics Championships in Budapest , he came in twelfth place.
He set his personal best over 3000 m obstacle of 8: 37.0 min on July 15, 1967 in London .
Web links
- Athlete portrait at Power of Ten
- Ernie Pomfret in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
- Ernie Pomfret in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Ernie Pomfret in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Pomfret, Ernie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pomfret, Ernest |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British obstacle runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haswell , County Durham |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 2001 |
| Place of death | Sunderland , Tyne and Wear |