Colin Kirkham

Colin Kirkham (born 30 October 1944) is a male retired British long-distance runner.

Colin Kirkham
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1944-10-30) 30 October 1944
Nottingham, England
Sport
SportLong-distance running
EventMarathon

Early life

Kirkham studied Mathematics at Durham University, where he was a member of St Cuthbert's Society and won the Northern Counties Marathon Championship.[1]

He taught Maths at Arley, Warwickshire.[2]

Career

Kirkham competed in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[3] He represented England in the marathon event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[4][5][6]

References
  1. "Former Durham student Olympic possible". Palatinate (226): 12. 13 June 1968. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. Coventry Standard Thursday 25 July 1968, page 19
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Colin Kirkham Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. "1974 Games". Team England.
  5. "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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