Colin Campbell (sportsman, born 1946)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 20 June 1946 Jersey, Channel Islands, UK |
| Died | 23 December 2024 (aged 78) |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400m / middle distance |
| Club | Polytechnic Harriers |
Colin William Ashburner Campbell (20 June 1946 – 23 December 2024) was a British sportsman, who competed in track and field athletics and in the bobsled. He competed for Great Britain in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, before moving to bobsled and competing at the 1976 Winter Olympics, becoming one of only a handful of British athletes to compete at both the Summer and Winter games.[1]
Biography
Born on the island of Jersey, Campbell was a sporty child who progressed through youth competitions to compete internationally in athletics for Britain.[2]
As a middle-distance runner Campbell competed in the 400 metres and 800 metres. Campbell finished third behind Tim Graham in the 440 yards event at the 1967 AAA Championships[3][4] and third behind Martin Winbolt Lewis in the 440 yards event at the 1968 AAA Championships[5][6]
At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he represented Great Britain and reached the second round of the 400 metres event.[7]
Campbell represented England at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[8][2]
At the 1972 AAA Championships, Campbell finished third behind Andy Carter in the 800 metres and just one month later broke the British record in qualifying for the 800m event at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, though running with an injury he did not progress out of the first round.[2]
His final major athletics competition was in January 1974, when he represented England at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand[9]
He subsequently answered an advert calling for trialists for the British bobsleigh team and, having successfully competed in these, was selected for the 1976 four-man bob team, where Britain finished 13th.[2]
Campbell retired to Jersey, where he was President of the Jersey Spartans Athletics Club for 15 years.[10] Professionally, he moved between careers in banking and managing athletics and tennis clubs on Jersey.[2] He died on 23 December 2024, at the age of 78.[11]
References
- ^ Hope, Nick. "Craig Pickering targets Sochi, Glasgow and Rio Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Jersey's Super Campbell – a unique Olympian". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "White City results". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 16 July 1967. Retrieved 10 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "British hopes take a beating as German ace turns on the heat". Daily Mirror. 15 July 1967. Retrieved 10 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Edinburgh 1970 Team". Team England. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Christchurch 1974 Team". Team England. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Colin Campbell". The Power of 10. British Athlerics. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Jersey's only summer and winter Olympian dies". BBC News. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.