Colin Kirkham Explained

Colin Kirkham (born 30 October 1944) is a male retired British long-distance runner.

Early life

Kirkham studied Mathematics at Durham University, where he was a member of St Cuthbert's Society and won the Northern Counties Marathon Championship.^[1]

He taught Maths at Arley, Warwickshire.^[2]

Career

Kirkham competed in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics.^[3] He represented England in the marathon event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Former Durham student Olympic possible . Palatinate . 13 June 1968 . 226 . 12 . 9 September 2018.
2. Coventry Standard Thursday 25 July 1968, page 19
3. Colin Kirkham Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041726/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/colin-kirkham-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 9 May 2017.
4. Web site: 1974 Games. Team England.
5. Web site: Athletes, 1974 England team. Team England.
6. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.