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Christopher William Brasher CBE (21 August 1928 – 28 February 2003) was a British track and field athlete, sports journalist and co-founder of the London Marathon. [1] Early life and education. Born in Georgetown, British Guiana, Brasher went to Rugby School and then St John's College, Cambridge, where he read geology.
A tribute to Chris Brasher, a versatile and adventurous athlete who led the first half of Roger Bannister's sub-four-minute mile and created the London Marathon in 1981. Learn about his achievements, challenges and legacy in this World Athletics News article.
Chris Brasher was a British athlete who won the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, setting a new British and Olympic record. He later became a sports journalist, a BBC executive and the organizer of the London Marathon.
Chris Brasher, who won the 3000m steeplechase at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and co-founded the London Marathon in 1981, passed away at 74. He was a versatile athlete, journalist, mountaineer and entrepreneur who influenced British sport and culture.
Mar 2, 2003 · Chris Brasher, the 1956 Olympic steeplechase champion and a pacesetter for Roger Bannister’s first sub-four-minute mile, died Friday. He was 74.
Mar 1, 2003 · Sat Mar 1 2003 - 00:00. ATHLETICS: Tributes poured in last night for Chris Brasher, the man behind the London Marathon, who died yesterday at the age of 74. Brasher's place in sporting...
Feb 28, 2003 · Chris Brasher was a versatile athlete who pacemaked Roger Bannister's four-minute mile and won the 3000m steeplechase at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. He also created the London Marathon in 1981, inspired by his experience of running the New York Marathon.
