Christopher William Brasher CBE (21 August 1928 – 28 February 2003) was a British track and field athlete, Olympic champion, sports journalist and co-founder of the London Marathon. [1] Born in Georgetown, British Guiana, Brasher went to Rugby School and then St John's College, Cambridge, where he read geology.

2003年2月28日 · Brasher won the gold medal in what would become his typical style -- a bullocking run, followed by controversy, with him being first disqualified and then bearding the judges with his own appeal in which he managed to get all the other medallists, including runner-up Ernst Larsen, of Norway, to give evidence on his behalf.

Chris Brasher, the 1956 Olympic Steeplechase champion, is mainly remembered today for establishing and developing the London Marathon. He is also remembered for his work as a sports journalist for the Observer newspaper. He became a multi-millionaire through his sports-equipment business, later donating of lot of his wealth to protect large ...

2003年3月2日 · Chris Brasher, the 1956 Olympic steeplechase champion and a pacesetter for Roger Bannister’s first sub-four-minute mile, died Friday. He was 74. Brasher died at his home in the village of...

2003年2月28日 · But from 300 metres out, Brasher launched an unanswerable attack and came home the winner with 12 metres to spare in 8 minutes 41.2 seconds, a new British and Olympic record. However, some hours were to pass before he received his gold medal as he had to survive a protest that he had impeded the Norwegian Ernst Larsen.

Deservedly renowned in the outdoor and running world, Chris Brasher embodied everything that the British visionaries of old stood for, he was tenacious with his dreams and ideas, which led him to create one of the most iconic British brands in walking footwear. Chris Brasher was a runner, a sports journalist, an arctic expedition leader, a ...

Chris Brasher was the Olympic Gold Medal winner and the record breaker in the 1956 Melbourne 3000m Steeplechase with 8:41.2 (8:41.35 on auto timing). Brasher had two expeditions to the Arctic before he was 22 and as a mountaineer, to Jangi-Tauhe, and to the Caucasus.

2003年2月28日 · Chris Brasher CBE, co-founder of the London Marathon, has died at the age of 74. Brasher was president of London Marathon Limited and won an Olympic gold medal in 1956 in the steeplechase. He...

2003年3月1日 · Chris Brasher, the 1956 Olympic steeplechase champion and a pacesetter for Roger Bannister when Bannister became the first runner to break the four-minute mile, died today. He was 74.

2003年3月13日 · Christopher Brasher, Olympic gold medallist and sports journalist, has died aged 74. Brasher, who was born in British Guyana, began his athletics career in earnest while studying at Cambridge.