Brian Hewson
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Representing  United Kingdom
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| Men’s Athletics | ||
| European Championships | ||
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Stockholm 1958 | 1500 metres |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
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Vancouver 1954 | 880 yards |
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Cardiff 1958 | 880 yards |
Brian Stanford Hewson (born 4 April 1933 in Croydon, Surrey) is a retired track and field athlete, who represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1956) in the men's 1500 metres and (1960) in the men's 800 metres. He won the gold medal in the men's 1500 metres at the 1958 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.
Hewson was one of the first men to run a four-minute mile, clocking 3:59.8 at the White City Stadium in London on 28 May 1955. As he placed third to László Tábori and Chris Chataway, he became the first to run a mile in less than four minutes and not finish in the top two; before that race, only Roger Bannister and John Landy had run a four-minute mile.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ Sparks, Bob (2002). "Four-minute mile data". Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ "Hungarian Paces Fantastic Mile". Winnipeg Free Press. 30 May 1955. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
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External links
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- 1933 births
- Living people
- English male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
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- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England