Peter Radford

Peter Radford
Radford in 1960
Personal information
Full namePeter Frank Radford
NationalityEnglish
Born (1939-09-20) 20 September 1939 (age 85)
Walsall, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportRunning
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
ClubBirchfield Harriers[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 10.29 (1958)
200 m – 20.4 (1960)[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome 100 metres
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome 4×100 m relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1958 Stockholm 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Stockholm 100 metres
Representing  England
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff 4×110 yd relay
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth 4×110 yd relay

Peter Frank Radford (born 20 September 1939) is a former British sprinter, who competed at 100 and 200 metres (and 100 and 220 yards), broke world records, and won Olympic medals, despite having been seriously ill as a child due to a hole in his kidney.[2]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Radford". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Peter Radford". Hall of Fame. UK Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2011.