Mel Batty
Mel Batty (actually Melvyn Richard Batty; born April 9, 1940 , † August 29, 2011 ) was a British long-distance runner .
In 1962 he won bronze at the Cross of Nations and came third in the English marathon championship . At the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth he was starting sixth for England over six miles and fifth in the marathon.
In 1964 he finished eighth in the Polytechnic Marathon , and in 1965, at the same time as the winner Jean Fayolle, he won silver at the Cross of Nations.
He was twice English champion in the ten-mile track run (1963, 1964) and in the cross-country run (1964, 1965).
The marathon runner Eamonn Martin was trained by him.
Personal bests
- 5000 m : 14: 06.6 min, 5th October 1963, Birmingham
- 10,000 m : 29: 01.0 min, September 13, 1963, London
- 10 miles (train): 47: 26.8 min, April 11, 1964, London (former world record)
- Marathon: 2:21:30 h, June 13, 1964, Chiswick
Web links
- Athlete portrait at The Power of Ten
- Mel Batty in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at the ARRS
- Mel Batty in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Martin leads tributes to his "number one fan" Mel Batty , obituary by Ryan Goad in Echo news, August 31, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Batty, Mel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Batty, Melvyn Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1940 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 29, 2011 |