Colin Kirkham
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 30 October 1944 Nottingham, England |
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long-distance running/Marathon |
| Club | Coventry Godiva Harriers |
Colin Kirkham (born 30 October 1944) is a male British retiredlong-distance runner who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Kirkham studied Mathematics at Durham University, where he was a member of St Cuthbert's Society and won the Northern Counties Marathon Championship.[2] He taught Maths at Arley, Warwickshire.[3]
Kirkham represented Great Britain in the marathon at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.[4] The following year Kirkham finished third behind Ian Thompson in the marathon event at the 1973 AAA Championships.[5]
He represented England in the marathon event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand[6][7][8] and would podium on two more occasions at the 1975 AAA Championships and the 1977 AAA Championships.[9]
References
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Former Durham student Olympic possible". Palatinate (226): 12. 13 June 1968. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Coventry Standard Thursday 25 July 1968, page 19
- ^ 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.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 29 May 2025.