Frank Sando

Frank Sando ( Frank Dennis Sando; born March 14, 1931 in Maidstone, † October 13, 2012 ) was a British long-distance and cross-country runners. In addition to three medals at Commonwealth Games and European Championships on the track, he won in the 1950 six medals at the unofficial World Cross Country Championships, the Cross of Nations.

Sando placed himself 1952-1960 always in the top 10 of the English championship in cross- race and the nations of the Cross. However, he could win the English championship only once in 1957 when he won the Nations Cross in 1955 and 1957.; 1953, 1956 and 1959, he finished second and third in 1958.

On the career he was also successful: in Helsinki in 1952 and in Melbourne in 1956, he took part in each case at the 10,000 - meter race at the Olympic Games; In 1952, he was with British record in 29:51,8 min fifth, tenth in 1956. In 1952, he improved the British 3000m record at 8:25,6 min.

1954 won Sando at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver over 6 miles Silver and bronze over 3 miles, and nearly half a minute behind Emil Zatopek and 2 sec behind József Kovács bronze in the 10,000 m at the European Championships in Bern.