Peter Hildreth

Peter Hildreth (8 July 1928 – 25 February 2011) was a British hurdling athlete. Born in Bedford, he reached the semi-finals of the 110 metre hurdles at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, finishing 12th. He also represented Britain at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and the 1960 Rome Games.[1] He won the bronze medal in the 1950 European Championships in spite of a poor lane draw on a wet track.[2]

He equalled the British record for the 110 metre hurdles, with a time of 14.3 seconds, on five occasions.[1]

Following his retirement from athletics, he served as an athletics journalist, writing for the Sunday Telegraph and commentating on events for BBC Radio.[2] Hildreth, in July 2008, at age 80 was banned from running up an escalator in the Elphicks Farnham department store on safety grounds.[1] Hildreth died on 25 February 2011 at the age of 82.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Olympian, 80, falls foul of escalator police", The Daily Telegraph, page 10, 29 July 2008
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 1950 European Athletics Championships medallist Peter Hildreth dies. European Athletics (2011-02-27). Retrieved on 2011-02-27.

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