Kenneth Brangwin
Appearance
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Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
Born | 11 June 1907 Edmonton, London, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 25 May 1983 (aged 75) Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 440 yards | ||||||||||||||
Club | South London Harriers | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kenneth Colin Brangwin (11 June 1907 – 25 May 1983) was an English sprinter[1] who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.
Career
[edit]Shortly before the 1930 British Empire Games in Canada, Brangwin became the national 440 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1930 AAA Championships.[2][3]
At 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal with the English team of Roger Leigh-Wood, Stuart Townend and David Burghley, recording 3:19.4 in the 4 × 440 yards relay final. He also competed in the 440 yards competition where he finished fourth.
References
[edit]- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Marathon race won by Scotsman". Daily Herald. 5 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Three new native records". Daily News (London). 7 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
[edit]- Profile at TOPS in athletics
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1983 deaths
- English male sprinters
- British male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English athletics biography stubs