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Peter Radford

Full name: Peter Frank Radford
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Weight: 134 lbs (61 kg)
Born: September 20, 1939 in Walsall, West Midlands, Great Britain
Affiliations: Birchfield Harriers, Birmingham (GBR)
Country: GBR Great Britain
Sport: Athletics

Medals: 2 Bronze (2 Total)

Biography

Peter Radford had the following podium finishes at major championships: 3rd in the 1960 Olympics 100 metres, 3rd in the 1960 Olympics 4×100 metres Relay; 1st in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 4×110 yards Relay (with David Segal, Roy Sandstrom, and the non-Olympian Adrian Breaker), 1st in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 4×110 yards Relay (with Alf Meakin, David Jones, and the non-Olympian Len Carter). In the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 100 yards Radford finished fourth and in the 220 yards he was eliminated in the semi-finals. In the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 100 yards as well as in the 220 yards he was eliminated in the semi-finals. In the British Empire and Commonwealth Games he competed for England.

Personal Bests: 100 – 10.29 (1958); 200 – 20.4y (1960).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1960 Summer 20 Roma Athletics Men's 100 metres Great Britain GBR 3 Bronze
1960 Summer 20 Roma Athletics Men's 200 metres Great Britain GBR 4 h2 r3/4
1960 Summer 20 Roma Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Great Britain GBR 3 Bronze
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Athletics Men's 100 metres Great Britain GBR 5 h4 r2/4
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Athletics Men's 200 metres Great Britain GBR 6 h4 r2/4
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Great Britain GBR 8

Men's 100 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T(H) T(A) L
1960 Summer 20 Roma Athletics Great Britain Final 3 10.3 10.42 5
1960 Summer 20 Roma Athletics Great Britain Semi-Finals Heat One 1 QU 10.4 10.57
1960 Summer 20 Roma Athletics Great Britain Quarter-Finals Heat Four 2 QU 10.4 10.60
1960 Summer 20 Roma Athletics Great Britain Round One Heat Nine 1 QU 10.4 10.51
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Athletics Great Britain Quarter-Finals Heat Four 5 10.5 10,59
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Athletics Great Britain Round One Heat Two 2 QU 10.6 10,69

Men's 200 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T(H) T(A)
1960 Summer 20 Roma Athletics Great Britain Semi-Finals Heat Two 4 20.9 21.04
1960 Summer 20 Roma Athletics Great Britain Quarter-Finals Heat Three 2 QU 21.0 21.12
1960 Summer 20 Roma Athletics Great Britain Round One Heat Five 1 QU 21.1 21.25
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Athletics Great Britain Quarter-Finals Heat Four 6 21.5 21,53
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Athletics Great Britain Round One Heat Two 4 QU 21.5 21,52

Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T(H) T(A) L
1960 Summer 20 Roma Athletics Great Britain GBR Final 3 40.2 40.32 6
1960 Summer 20 Roma Athletics Great Britain GBR Semi-Finals Heat One 3 QU 40.5 40.63
1960 Summer 20 Roma Athletics Great Britain GBR Round One Heat One 1 QU 40.1 40.27
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Athletics Great Britain GBR Final 8 39.6 39.69 1
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Athletics Great Britain GBR Semi-Finals Heat One 4 QU 40.1 40,13
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Athletics Great Britain GBR Round One Heat One 3 QU 40.1 40,13