Brian Hewson

Brian Hewson (Brian Stanford Hewson, born April 4, 1933, Croydon ) is a former British middle distance runner.

In 1954, he won, starting for England, on August 3 at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver over 880 yards of silver in 1:51,2 minutes behind his teammate Derek Johnson. The end of August, at the European Athletics Championships in Bern Hewson won his heat over 800 m in 1:50,2 minutes, then retired but in the semifinals in 1:51,2 minutes. At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956, he was fifth in the 1500 meter race in 3:42,6 minutes.

In 1958 he won the championship of the British Amateur Athletic Association about 880 yards ahead of his compatriot Michael Rawson and the Australian Herb Elliott. End of July, won at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff Elliott in 1:49,32 minutes ago Hewson in 1:49,47 minutes and Rawson in 1:50,94 minutes. About the mile also won Elliott, in this race Hewson was with nearly twelve seconds behind in eighth place. At the European Championships in Stockholm in mid-August Hewson launched just over 1500 meters. In preparation, he finished second behind the Finn Olavi Vuorisalo, but improved with 3:41,1 minutes the British record. The finale started a little slower. On the home stretch Hewson sprinted past the entire field and won in 3:41,9 minutes before Sweden Dan Waern and the Irish Ron Delany. Ten days after his title win Hewson took place in London on the Mile again against Herb Elliott. Elliott won, but Hewson ran second in 3:58,9 minutes personal best. On September 27, 1958 Hewson was then the English -cage rotor 4 x 1 -mile relay team that set a world record in 16:30,6 minutes.

In 1960, he once again took part in the Olympic Games in Rome, but resigned in advance about 800 meters from.

Brian Hewson is 1,83 m tall and weighed 63 kg in his playing days.

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