Chris Brasher

Biography

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. Brasher married English tennis champion Shirley Bloomer in 1959

Born in Georgetown, British Guiana, "Chris" Brasher went to Rugby School and then to St John's College, Cambridge, where he studied geology. He was an avid mountaineer and as a student was president of the Cambridge University Mountaineering Club and in 1948 led an expedition to Baffin Island with W A Deer.

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Brasher finished first in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 8 minutes 41.2 seconds, but was disqualified for a...