Keith Angus
British long-distance runner
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Keith Angus (born 5 April 1943) is a British long-distance runner who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 5 April 1943 Sheffield, England |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | Marathon |
| Club | Sheffield AC |
Biography
Angus competed for Sheffield Utd Harriers which later became Sheffield AC in 1975[2] Angus finished third behind Trevor Wright in the 10 miles event at the 1971 AAA Championships[3] and third again the following year at the 1972 AAA Championships.[4]
On 15th September 1971 Angus ran a 10k personal best at London in 28:45.8
Angus placed 4th at the 1972 English National Cross Country Championships[5] and later that year was part of the winning England team at the World Cross Country Championship.[6] He made one further appearance at the World Cross Country Championships in 1975, Rabat, Morocco.
Angus won the 1974 edition of the Košice Peace Marathon[7][8] in a field that included future double Olympic Champion Waldermir Cierpinski, Ron Hill and Jack Foster.[9] He moved to Nottingham in September 1974.[10] He then twice finished on the podium in the marathon event at both the 1975 AAA Championships and 1976 AAA Championships.[3]The 1976 AAA marathon also acted as the 1976 Olympic trial, it was ran on a warm and testing course at Rotherham, Angus set his personal best of 2:15.55[11] beating more fancied names that included the then world record holder Ian Thompson, Ron Hill and Bernie Plain.[12]
Angus won the 1975 CAU Intercounties 20 mile at Derby.[13] At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, he represented Great Britain in the marathon.[14]
He was a teacher at Tapton House School in Chesterfield[15] where he resides.