| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 26 January 1934 Birmingham, England |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 metres |
| Club | Loughbrough Colleges AC Birchfield Harriers |
Medal record | |
John Edward Salisbury (born 26 January 1934 in Birmingham) is a British former 400 metres runner who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]
Salisbury finished third behind Mike Wheeler in the 440 yards event at the 1956 AAA Championships. [3] [4]
Later that year he represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where he won the bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay [1] with his team mates Peter Higgins, Mike Wheeler and Derek Johnson. [5]
Salisbury improved to second position at the 1957 AAA Championships behind Peter Higgins [6] before he became the British 440 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1958 AAA Championships. [7]
At the 1958 European Athletics Championships in Stockholm, Salisbury won the silver medal after completing the 400 metres in 46.5 seconds, as well as a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay having recorded a time of 3 minutes 7.9 seconds. [8] In the same year he represented the England team at the Commonwealth Games in Cardiff and won silver in the 4 × 440 yards relay with team members Derek Johnson, Edward Sampson, and John Wrighton. They recorded a time of 3 minutes 9.6 seconds. [9] [10]
