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| Nationality |  England  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1938 Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Men's marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Leonard Kilby (born 26 February 1938 in Coventry, England) is a retired marathon runner from Great Britain.
In 1962 when he won gold medal in the men's marathon at the European Championships and at the 1962 Commonwealth Games. [1] [2] Running in Port Talbot, Wales, on 6 July 1963, he ran his best time, 2:14:43, setting a world record. [3] [4] He represented Great Britain a year later, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he finished fourth in the men's marathon in 2:17:02.4, just 43.2 seconds behind then-reigning world record holder Basil Heatley, who took second place. [5] He also represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, where he finished 29th in the men's marathon. [3]
He represented England and won a gold medal in the marathon at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. [6] [7]
Four years later he represented England in the marathon again, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. [6]
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