Peter Driver
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing England | ||
British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
1954 Vancouver | 6 miles |
Peter Brian Driver (26 June 1932 – 12 November 1971)[1] was a British track and field athlete who competed in long-distance running events. He was the gold medallist in the six-mile run at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. His winning time of minutes was a games record and the first time anyone had run the distance in under half an hour at the tournament.[2] He also ran the 3-mile race at that games, placing fifth.[3]
Driver made one other major appearance internationally, taking sixth place in the 10,000 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships.[4] He won one British national title in his career, taking the six-mile title in 1954.[5] He also won the national junior title in cross country in 1953. A member of South London Harriers, he later became honorary club secretary of Fleet & Crookham AC. A year after his death the club founded the Peter Driver Memorial Road Races, including a six-mile race in recognition of his Commonwealth victory, which is now known as the Fleet 10K run.[6]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1954 | European Championships | Bern, Switzerland | 6th | 10,000 m | 30:03.6 |
British Empire and Commonwealth Games | Vancouver, Canada | 5th | 3 miles | 13:47.0 | |
1st | 6 miles | 29:09.4 GR |
References
- ^ Peter Driver. TOPS in Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
- ^ Commonwealth Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
- ^ Peter Driver Archived 2017-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
- ^ Peter Driver. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
- ^ British Athletics Championships 1945-1959. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
- ^ Our History. Fleet 10K. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
External links
- All Athletics profile
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(1930–1966)
- 1930: Billy Savidan (NZL)
- 1934: Arthur Penny (ENG)
- 1938: Cecil Matthews (NZL)
- 1950: Harold Nelson (NZL)
- 1954: Peter Driver (ENG)
- 1958: Dave Power (AUS)
- 1962: Bruce Kidd (CAN)
- 1966: Naftali Temu (KEN)
(1970–present)
- 1970: Lachie Stewart (SCO)
- 1974: Dick Tayler (NZL)
- 1978: Brendan Foster (ENG)
- 1982: Gidamis Shahanga (TAN)
- 1986: Jon Solly (ENG)
- 1990: Eamonn Martin (ENG)
- 1994: Lameck Aguta (KEN)
- 1998: Simon Maina (KEN)
- 2002: Wilberforce Talel (KEN)
- 2006: Boniface Toroitich Kiprop (UGA)
- 2010: Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (UGA)
- 2014: Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (UGA)
- 2018: Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)
- 2022: Jacob Kiplimo (UGA)