John Salisbury (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 26 January 1934 Birmingham, England |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 metres |
| Club | Loughbrough Colleges AC Birchfield Harriers |
Medal record | |
John Edward Salisbury (born 26 January 1934 in Birmingham) is a British former 400 metres runner who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Salisbury finished third behind Mike Wheeler in the 440 yards event at the 1956 AAA Championships.[3][4]
Later that year he represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where he won the bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay[1] with his team mates Peter Higgins, Mike Wheeler and Derek Johnson.[5]
Salisbury improved to second position at the 1957 AAA Championships behind Peter Higgins[6] before he became the British 440 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1958 AAA Championships.[7]
At the 1958 European Athletics Championships in Stockholm, Salisbury won the silver medal after completing the 400 metres in 46.5 seconds, as well as a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay having recorded a time of 3 minutes 7.9 seconds.[8] In the same year he represented the England team at the Commonwealth Games in Cardiff and won silver in the 4 × 440 yards relay with team members Derek Johnson, Edward Sampson, and John Wrighton. They recorded a time of 3 minutes 9.6 seconds.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "John Edward Salisbury". British Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Salisbury". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "Brian looking for peace and quiet". Daily Herald. 14 July 1956. Retrieved 27 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fine performance by Farrell in AAA hurdles". Liverpool Daily Post. 15 July 1956. Retrieved 27 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Athletics photographic encyclopedia, athlete, olympic games, world championship, european championship & hero images by sporting-heroes.net".
- ^ http://www.thecgf.com/games/team_results.asp[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cardiff 1958 Team". Team England. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- 1934 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Birmingham, West Midlands
- English male sprinters
- British male sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics