Brendan McKeown

Brendan McKeown

Personal information
Born	(1944-03-18) 18 March 1944 (age 81) Welwyn Garden City, England
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Amateur team
Welwyn Wheelers

Brendan Patrick McKeown (born 18 March 1944) is a former British cyclist who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

McKeown represented the England team ^[2] in the 4,000 metres individual pursuit, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he competed in the 1000m time trial. ^[6]

Mckeown won the British National Individual Pursuit Championships in 1967 and 1968. ^{[7] [8]}

National record holder for the 1 kilometre time trial time:- 1 min 11 seconds. Set a new British Kilometre record at the 1968 Mexico Olympics with a 1 min 6 seconds ride.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Brendan McKeown Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
2. "Midland cyclists in Games team" . Birmingham Daily Post. 19 May 1966. p. 28. Retrieved 11 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "1966 Athletes". Team England.
4. "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
7. "Cycling" . Daily Mirror. 24 June 1968. Retrieved 18 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Boost for Hallam's chances" . Sports Argus. 31 May 1969. Retrieved 18 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.