Allan Trevor Rushmer (27 February 1944 – 23 April 2024) was a British long-distance runner.
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| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1944 Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 April 2024 (aged 80) York, England | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletics career
editRushmer competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
Rushmer represented England and won a bronze medal in the 3 miles race, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[2][3]
Four years later he participated in the 5,000 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5][6]
Death
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Allan Rushmer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (25 April 2024). "Tipton Harrier Allan Rushmer dies aged 80". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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