Ken Box
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Representing Great Britain | ||
Men's athletics | ||
European Championships | ||
1954 Bern | 4×100 m relay |
Kenneth James Box (1 December 1930 – 1 September 2022[1])[2] was a retired track and field sprinter, who represented Great Britain in the men's 100 metres and 4×100 metres relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He was born in West Derby.[3]
He won the silver medal at the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Berne, Switzerland in the men's 4×100 metres relay, alongside George Ellis, Kenneth Jones and Brian Shenton.[4]
He also competed at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and was fourth in the relay, having been eliminated in the 100 yards heats.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ken Box". olympedia.org. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ British Olympic Committee
- ^ a b Ken Box. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 19 June 2015.
- ^ British Medallist in European Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 19 June 2015.
Categories:
- 1930 births
- 2022 deaths
- People from West Derby
- Athletes from Liverpool
- English male sprinters
- British male sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- English athletics biography stubs