Brian Kilby
British athlete (1938–2024)
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Brian Leonard Kilby (26 February 1938 – 30 June 2024) was a marathon runner from Great Britain, who competed at two Olympic Games.
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1938 Coventry, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 June 2024 (aged 86) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Coventry Godiva Harriers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Kilby became the British marathon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1960 AAA Championships.[1] Kilby would go on to win every AAA marathion title from 1960 to 1964.[2] At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he represented Great Britain in the marathon, where he finished 29th in the men's marathon.[3]
In 1962 when he won gold medal in the men's marathon at the European Championships and at the 1962 Commonwealth Games.[4][5]
Running in Port Talbot, Wales, on 6 July 1963, he ran his best time, 2:14:43, setting a world record.[3][6] He represented Great Britain a year later, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he finished fourth in the men's marathon in 2:17:02.4, just 43.2 seconds behind then-reigning world record holder Basil Heatley, who took second place.[7]
He represented England and won a gold medal in the marathon at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[8][9]
Four years later he represented England in the marathon again, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[8]
Kilby died on 30 June 2024, at the age of 86.[10]
