Peter Fryer (athlete)

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Peter Fryer
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born2 July 1928
Peterborough, England
Died20 December 1999 (aged 71)
Northamptonshire, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event440y/400m
Club London Athletic Club
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1954 Vancouver 4 x 440y yards

Peter Goodwin Fryer (1928-1999), was a male athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Fryer became the British 440 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1953 AAA Championships. [1]

Shortly after retaining his AAA title at the 1954 AAA Championships, [2] Fryer represented England at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada. [3] [4] He won gold medal in the 4 x 440 yards event with Peter Higgins, Alan Dick and Derek Johnson. [5]

Fryer won a third consecutive AAA title at the 1955 AAA Championships. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Gallant Pirie bid fails" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 12 July 1953. Retrieved 24 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "Vancouver 1954 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
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