Todd Bennett

Todd Anthony Bennett (born July 6, 1962 in Southampton , England , † July 16, 2013 there ) was a British athlete .

Career

Todd Bennett was a European Junior Champion in 1981 as a 400 meter runner . He later had his greatest successes indoors and with the United Kingdom's 4-by-400-meter relay . He started for England at the Commonwealth Games. According to his team, Southampton Athletic Club , Bennett died of cancer after a six-month illness. He left behind his wife and two children.

Final battle placements

Olympic games

• 1984 : 2nd place over 4 × 400 m in 2: 59.13 min ( Kriss Akabusi , Garry Cook , Todd Bennett, Philip Brown )
• 1988 : 5th place over 4 × 400 m in 3: 02.00 min ( Brian Whittle , Kriss Akabusi, Todd Bennett, Philip Brown)

World championships

• 1983 : 3rd place over 4 × 400 m in 3: 03.53 min ( Ainsley Bennett , Garry Cook, Todd Bennett, Philip Brown)
• 1985 : 2nd place over 400 m in 45.97 s (Indoor World Games)

European championships

• 1982 : 2nd place over 4 × 400 m in 3: 00.68 min ( David Jenkins , Garry Cook, Todd Bennett, Philip Brown)

European Indoor Championships

• 1985 : 1st place over 400 m in 45.56 s
• 1987 : 1st place over 400 m in 46.81 s
• 1989 : 4th place over 400 m in 47.16 s

Commonwealth Games

• 1982: 1st place over 4 × 400 m in 3: 05.45 min ( Steve Scutt , Garry Cook, Todd Bennett, Philip Brown)
• 1982: 5th place over 400 m in 47.06 s
• 1986: 1st place over 4 × 400 m in 3: 07.19 min (Kriss Akabusi, Roger Black, Todd Bennett, Philip Brown)
• 1986: 2nd place over 200 m in 20.54 s

Web links

• Todd Bennett in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• handelsblatt.com Ex-indoor world record holder Bennett dies

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Team Southampton  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. PDF, accessed on July 17, 2013.