Tim Graham (athlete)
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1939 in Madras, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Polytechnic Harriers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Timothy Joseph Michael Graham (born 31 May 1939) is a British former track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres and participated at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Graham finished third behind Robbie Brightwell in the 440 yards event at the 1964 AAA Championships.[2][3]
Later that year at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he represented Great Britain in the 4 x 400 metre relay, where he won the silver medal with his teammates Adrian Metcalfe, John Cooper and Robbie Brightwell.[4]
He finished second behind Wendell Mottley at the 1964 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British 440 yards champion.[5] Later that year he represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 440 yards relay, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[6][7][8]
Graham won the AAA title outright at the 1967 AAA Championships.[9]
He later taught art at Dr Morgan's Grammar School for Boys in Bridgwater Somerset, at King Edward VI School, Southampton, and at Ludlow Grammar School in Shropshire.
References
[edit]- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Tim Graham Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Six-mile Smasher". Daily Herald. 11 July 1964. Retrieved 8 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "White City round-up". The People. 12 July 1964. Retrieved 8 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- 1939 births
- Living people
- English male sprinters
- British male sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics