Peter Browne (athlete)

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Pete Browne
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1949-02-03) 3 February 1949 (age 76)
Middlesex, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventmiddle-distance
Club Queen's Park Harriers

Peter Miles Browne (born 3 February 1949), is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Browne finished third behind Dave Cropper in the 800 metresevent at the 1969 AAA Championships, [1] [2] then improved to runner-up behind Andy Carter at the 1970 AAA Championships [3] before becoming the British 800 metres champion at the 1971 AAA Championships. [4]

He represented England in the 800 metres, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. [5] [6] [7] He won the Middlesex County 800 metres title twelve times and was British League Manager for the Thames Valley Harriers and a Southern, England and British Team Manager. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "White City results" . The People. 3 August 1969. Retrieved 15 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Shock victory by Irish middle-distance man" . Hull Daily Mail. 2 August 1969. Retrieved 15 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "1974 Games". Team England.
  6. ↑ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  7. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. ↑ "Interviews and reports". Highgate Harriers.
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