Ken Box

Ken Box
Medal record
Competitor for  United Kingdom
Men’s athletics
European Championships
1954 Berne 4×100 m relay

Kenneth James "Ken" Box (born 1 December 1930)[1] is a retired track and field sprinter, who represented Great Britain in the men's 100 metres and 4×100 metres relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He was born in West Derby.[2]

He won the silver medal at the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Berne, Switzerland in the men's 4×100 metres relay, alongside George Ellis, Kenneth Jones and Brian Shenton.[3]

He also competed at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and was fourth in the relay, having been eliminated in the 100 yards heats.[2]

References

  1. British Olympic Committee
  2. 1 2 Ken Box. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-06-19.
  3. British Medallist in European Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-06-19.


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