John Disley
John Ivor Disley (born November 20, 1928 in Corris , Gwynedd , † February 8, 2016 ) was a British athlete .
At the Olympic Games, the obstacle runner won bronze over the 3000 m obstacle in Helsinki in 1952 and was sixth in Melbourne in 1956 .
In 1952, 1955 and 1957 he was British champion. He set his best time of 8: 44.2 minutes on September 11, 1955 in Moscow . In 1954 he started at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver in the mile run for Wales , but dropped out in the run-up.
He was married to the athlete Sylvia Cheeseman .
Web links
- John Disley in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- John Disley at sporting-heroes.net
Individual evidence
- ^ London Marathon co-founder John Disley passes away, aged 87. In: dailymail.co.uk. Daily Mail February 9, 2016, accessed February 9, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Disley, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Disley, John Ivor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Corris , Gwynedd , Wales , United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 2016 |