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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1939 in Madras, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Polytechnic Harriers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Timothy Joseph Michael Graham (born 31 May 1939) is a British former track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres and participated at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]
Graham finished third behind Robbie Brightwell in the 440 yards event at the 1964 AAA Championships. [2] [3]
Later that year at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he represented Great Britain in the 4 x 400 metre relay, where he won the silver medal with his teammates Adrian Metcalfe, John Cooper and Robbie Brightwell. [4]
He finished second behind Wendell Mottley at the 1964 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British 440 yards champion. [5] Later that year he represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 440 yards relay, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. [6] [7] [8]
Graham won the AAA title outright at the 1967 AAA Championships. [9]
He later taught art at Dr Morgan's Grammar School for Boys in Bridgwater Somerset, at King Edward VI School, Southampton, and at Ludlow Grammar School in Shropshire.
