Brian Shenton

Brian Shenton (* March 15, 1927; † 9 May 1987) was a British sprinter.

Career

In February 1950 came at the 4-by- 110- yards - season of the British Empire Games in Auckland the English team in the cast Les Lewis, Shenton, Nick Stacey and Jack Archer silver behind the Australians. The end of August won at the European Athletics Championships in Brussels Shenton the 200 - meter dash in 21.5 seconds with 0.3 seconds ahead of Frenchman Etienne Bally, who won the 100 -meter run. In the 4 x 100 - meter relay team with the British Shenton finished as third runner number 4 in 41.9 seconds.

At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki Shenton difference of more than 200 meters in the intermediate run and he reached the final of the 4 x 100 - meter relay. There, the British occupied the fourth place in 40.6 seconds. Shenton was a cage rotor gossamer behind the goalkeeper of Hungarian relay that won the bronze medal.

The British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954 were held in Vancouver in the first week of August. About 220 yards Shenton took second place behind the New Zealander Don Jowett, both needed 21.5 seconds. With the English relay Shenton was fourth. In the last week of August Shenton was at the European Championships in Bern over 200 m in 21.3 s fourth behind Heinz Fütterer, Ardalion Ignatiev and his compatriot George Ellis, who ran s national record in 21.2. The British relay box with Kenneth, Ellis, Ken Jones and Shenton won silver in 40.8 seconds behind the Hungarians.

At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 Shenton reached over 200 meters semi-final, left there but for 21.9 seconds. The British relay was fifth in 40.6 seconds.

Brian Shenton was 1.75 m tall and weighed in his playing days 70 kg. At the age of 60, he died as a result of a traffic accident.

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