Brian Burgess (athlete)

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Brian Burgess
Personal information
Birth nameBrian Burgess
Born (1957-09-30) 30 September 1957 (age 64)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Sport Athletics
Event(s) High jump
ClubEdinburgh AC
Medal record

Brian Burgess (born 30 September 1957) is a Scottish former athlete who specialised in the high jump. His personal best jump of 2.20m, set in London on 11 June 1978, set a British national record. [1]

A six-time Scottish champion, Burgess won a bronze medal for Scotland at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, with a best jump of 2.15m in the final, to share third place with Canada's Dean Bauck. He was the only non-Canadian on the podium and the first Scot to win a high jump medal since Alan Paterson in 1950. [2]

Burgess was the British national champion for high jump in 1978, finishing third in the AAA Championships behind two Americans. He was a two-time champion at the UK Athletics Championships, in 1979 and 1981. [3]

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References

  1. Sutherland, Sandy (5 July 1978). "Williamson still left out in cold". The Guardian .
  2. "Commonwealth Games: Men's high jump". Athletics Weekly . 26 July 2014.
  3. "UK Championships". www.gbrathletics.com.