Keith Angus

Not to be confused with Keith Angas.

Keith Angus

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1943-04-05) 5 April 1943 (age 82) Sheffield, England
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Event	Marathon
Club	Sheffield AC

Keith Angus (born 5 April 1943) is a British long-distance runner who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Angus finished third behind Trevor Wright in the 10 miles event at the 1971 AAA Championships ^[2] and third again the following year at the 1972 AAA Championships. ^[3]

Angus placed 4th at the 1972 English National Cross Country Championships ^[4] and later that year was part of the winning England team at the World Cross Country Championship ^[5] . He made one further appearance at the World Cross Country Championships in 1975, Rabat, Morocco.

Angus won the 1974 edition of the Košice Peace Marathon ^{[6] [7]} and moved to Nottingham in September 1974. ^[8] He then twice finished on the podium in the marathon event at both the 1975 AAA Championships and 1976 AAA Championships. ^[2]

At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, he represented Great Britain in the marathon. ^[9]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Keith Angus Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
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6. "untitled". www.arrs.run. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
7. "Marathon Milestones" . Retrieved 24 March 2023.
8. Nottingham Evening Post Wednesday 9 October 1974, page 34
9. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2025.