Len Eyre

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Len Eyre (actually Leonard Eyre ; born November 27, 1925 in Sheffield , † 1986 ) was a British medium and long-distance runner .

In 1950 he won the British Empire Games in Auckland for England over three miles and won silver in the mile run . At the European Athletics Championships in Brussels , he was fifth over 1500 m .

At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 , he was eliminated over 1500 m in the preliminary run.

Personal bests

  • 1500 m: 3: 50.0 min, August 25, 1951, Belgrade
  • 1 mile: 4: 10.6 min, July 14, 1951, London
  • 3 miles: 13: 51.9 min, 1954
  • 5000 m : 14: 31.4 min, 1953

Web links

  • Len Eyre in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
  • Len Eyre at Sporting Heroes
  • Len Eyre in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME Eyre, Len
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eyre, Leonard (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British middle and long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Sheffield
DATE OF DEATH 1986