Mike Berisford

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Mike Berisford
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born8 April 1936 [1]
Altrincham, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s)
Middle-distance, cross country
Club Sale Harriers

Michael R. Berisford (born 8 April 1936) is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Berisford turned down a track scholarship to Villanova University [1] and was a member of the Sale Harriers. [2]

He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team [3] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales, [4] participating in one event, the 1 mile race, where he reached the final. [5]

Four years later he went to a second Games for the Scottish team [6] at the 1962 British Empire Games in Perth, Australia, participating in one event, the 1 mile race. [7]

Berisford, a sugar salesman by profession, was the first Scottish athlete to break the 4 minute mile barrier, by running 3 minutes 59.24 seconds during the 1962 Emsley Carr mile. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mike Berisford" . Belfast Telegraph. 7 May 1960. p. 12. Retrieved 30 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Rochdale Master The Snow" . Manchester Evening News. 1 February 1960. p. 10. Retrieved 30 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Scots athletes for Cardiff" . The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 30 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Scotland's 35 strong team for Perth" . The Scotsman. 12 September 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 30 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Scotland Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Michael Berisford". Scots Stats. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
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