Ken Norris (athlete)

Ken Norris
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1931-07-11) 11 July 1931
Hampstead, England
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
ClubThames Valley Harriers

Kenneth Leonard Norris (born 11 July 1931) is a British long-distance runner who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Norris finished third behind Peter Driver in the 6 miles event at the 1954 AAA Championships.[2]

Norris became the British 6 miles champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1955 AAA Championships and the 1956 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]

Later that year in 1956 he represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, competing in the men's 10,000 metres.[6]

Norris was one of many signatories in a letter to The Times on 17 July 1958 opposing 'the policy of apartheid' in international sport and defending 'the principle of racial equality which is embodied in the Declaration of the Olympic Games'.[7]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ken Norris Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Pirie may not oppose Zatopek". Hull Daily Mail. 13 July 1954. Retrieved 25 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "2 Britons hold new record". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 11 July 1954. Retrieved 25 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  5. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  7. ^ Brown and Hogsbjerg, Apartheid is not a game, 16

Sources

  • Brown, Geoff and Hogsbjerg, Christian. Apartheid is not a Game: Remembering the Stop the Seventy Tour campaign. London: Redwords, 2020. ISBN 9781912926589.
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