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Brian William Green (born 15 May 1941 in Ormskirk) is a British former sprinter.
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Brian William Green (born 15 May 1941 in Ormskirk) is a British former sprinter.
Green attended Walton Grammar School and worked as an advertising assistant. [1]
He came to sprinting late, having previously divided his time between other sporting interests including squash, badminton, and hockey.
Standing at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Green was once told he was too short to be a sprinter. Despite this, at the age of 31, Green became the fastest man in Britain, recording a time of 10.1 seconds in Bratislava. [2]
Green competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. [3] He represented England and won a bronze medallist at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in the 4×100 metres relay. [4] [5] [6] [7] He represented England in the sprint events, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand [8] [9] and represented England in the 100 metres and 100 metres relay events, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [10]
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