Peter Fryer (athlete)

Peter Fryer

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	2 July 1928 Peterborough, England
Died	20 December 1999 (aged 71) Northamptonshire, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	440y/400m
Club	London Athletic Club
Medal record Athletics Representing   England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 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] [ page needed ]}

Shortly after retaining his AAA title at the 1954 AAA Championships, ^[2] Fryer represented England ^[3] at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada. ^{[4] [5]} He won gold medal in the 4 x 440 yards event with Peter Higgins, Alan Dick and Derek Johnson. ^[6]

Fryer won a third consecutive AAA title at the 1955 AAA Championships. ^[7]

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. "England pick strong team for Empire Games" . Halifax Evening Courier. 22 June 1954. Retrieved 18 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
5. "1954 Athletes". Team England.
6. "Vancouver 1954 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
7. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 April 2025.