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Bob Frith

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Bob Frith
Personal information
Nationality England
Born1944
Brentford

Robert Montague Frith (born 1944), is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Athletics career

Frith was selected by England to represent his country in athletics events and won a silver medal in the 1968 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Madrid.[1]

He held the world record for 50 metres and was four times National AAA champion over 60 metres.[2]

He represented England in the 100 yards, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[3][4][5]

He was a member of the Kingston Athletics Club and Polytechnic Harriers.

References

  1. ^ "EUROPEAN ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - MADRID 1968". European Athletics.
  2. ^ "Your marathon tales". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.