Fred Green (athlete)
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| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 1926 Birmingham | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 July 2006 (aged 79) Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
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Frederick Green (1926-2006), was a male athlete who competed for England and 3 miles world record holder.
Athletics career
[edit]He represented England and won a silver medal in the 3 miles at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[1][2]
In 1954 he defeated Christopher Chataway in the 1954 AAA Championships at White City and broke the three miles world record held by Gunder Hägg by recording 13 minutes 32.2 sec; Chataway's time was also under the world record.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Sir Christopher Chataway - obituary". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Aaa Athletics Meeting 1954". British Pathe.
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