John Kirkbride (athlete)

John Kirkbride

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1947-03-24) 24 March 1947 (age 78) Whitehaven, England
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle-distance running
Club	Blackpool & Fylde AC

John Christopher Kirkbride (born 24 March 1947) is a British retired international middle-distance runner who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Kirkbride finished second behind Walter Wilkinson in the 1500 metres event at the 1970 AAA Championships. ^{[2] [3]} Shortly afterwards Kirkbride represented England in the 1,500 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^{[4] [5]}

He finished third behind Peter Stewart in the 1500m event at the 1972 AAA Championships ^{[6] [7]} before competing in the men's 1500 metres event for Great Britain at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich. ^[8]

Two years later he competed once again in the 1,500 metres at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Kirkbride Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
2. "Howard's final fling brings victory over foreign pair" . Birmingham Daily Post. 8 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Big shock for Ian" . The People. 9 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
5. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
7. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
8. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
9. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
10. "1974 Games". Team England.
11. "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.