Robbie Brightwell
Robbie Brightwell ( Robbie Ian Brightwell, born October 27, 1939 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, then India Today ) is a former British athlete. At a height of 1.88 m his competition weight was 81 kg.
Career
In the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958 in Cardiff Robbie Brightwell was eliminated over 220 yards in the semifinals. A month later, in August, found in Stockholm, the European Championships in 1958 instead. In the 200 - meter dash in 21.9 seconds Brightwell took 5th place
At the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960 Robbie Brightwell improved the British record in the 400 -meter run twice. In the quarter final 46.2 seconds ( electronically 46.31 seconds ), in the semifinals to 46.1 seconds ( electronically 46.25 seconds ). With his time in the semifinals, he finished only 4th in his semi-final and was not among the six finalists. The British 4 x 400 - meter relay team finished second in Rome to 3:08,3 minutes Rank 5 in the final.
His 400-meter record was improved in 1961 by Adrian Metcalfe. At the European Championships 1962 in Belgrade but won Brightwell in a new record of 45.9 seconds before the West German Manfred children and Hans -Joachim Reske. Metcalfe finished fourth. In the season finale, won the team of the Federal Republic of Germany in 3:05,8 minutes before the British in 3:05,9 minutes. The British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1962 found the end of the year held in Perth. Brightwell took over 440 yards in 46.86 seconds 2nd place behind the Jamaicans George Kerr and also in the 4x440 - yard relay team won Jamaica from the English.
Prior to the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo Brightwell was one of the favorites for the 400 - meter track. In the semifinals, he ran 45.79 seconds, the fastest time. In the final he was this time (and the British record ) improve on 45.75 seconds but was only fourth in the race won by American Mike Larrabee before Wendell Mottley from Trinidad. In the relay, the British were by Tim Graham, Adrian Metcalfe and John Cooper at No. 4 Robbie Brightwell overtook as the final runners both George Kerr and Wendell Mottley and secured the British after 3:01,6 minutes behind the silver world record relay from the USA, before Trinidad, Jamaica and the Federal Republic.
1965 Robbie Brightwell was awarded the MBE.
Family
In Tokyo, his fiancée Elizabeth Ann Packer with silver over 400 meters and gold in the 800 meters even more successful than he had been. After the Olympics, they married. The eldest son, Gary ( born October 6, 1965) reached 1984, a 400 - meter time of 47.90 seconds. The two younger sons Ian ( born April 9, 1968) and David ( born January 7, 1971) were soccer players at Manchester City.