Len Eyre
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| Men’s Athletics | ||
Representing  England
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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1950 Auckland | 3 Miles |
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1950 Auckland | 1 Mile |
Leonard "Len" Eyre (27 November 1925 – November 1986)[1] was an English middle- and long-distance runner who won gold and silver medals at the British Empire Games.
He was born in Sheffield and was a member of the Harehills Harriers athletics club, Leeds. At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland he won the gold medal in the 3 miles/5000 metres event, having not regularly competed at that distance and he finished second to Bill Parnell of Canada in the 1 mile event. He competed in the 1500 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki, but was eliminated in the heats. He then moved to longer distances. He last competed internationally in 1953 in a Great Britain v Sweden match in which he was 3rd in the 5000 metres. He died aged 60 in 1986.[2][3]
References
- ^ Len Eyre at Olympedia
- ^ Len Eyre at Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 1 July 2013
- ^ Len Eyre at Sporting Heroes.net. Retrieved 1 July 2013
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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| 3 miles (1930–1966) |
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| 5000 metres (1970–present) |
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- 1925 births
- 1986 deaths
- Sportspeople from Sheffield
- English male long-distance runners
- English male middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games