Robin Brunyee
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  England |
| Born | Second quarter 1939 Worksop |
| Died | 07 August 2014 (aged 75) Carnforth, Lancashire |
| Education | Worksop College |
| Sport | |
| Club | Worksop Harriers, Birchfield Harriers |
Peter Robin Brunyee (1939-2014), was a male athlete who competed for England in the high hurdles.
Athletics career
[edit]Brunyee was a prodigious schoolboy hurdler and won the intermediate boys England Schools 110y title (14.1s) in 1955. A year later he won the senior boys 120y hurdles title at Shrewsbury with a championship record of 14.9s. After leaving school he further improved his best junior time to 14.6s, which until recently was still listed in the UK all-time junior lists. He represented England in the 120 yards hurdles at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2] He was the first Worksop Harrier athlete to represent England.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Club History". Worksop Harriers.
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