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Chris Brasher

Born
Aug 21, 1928 · Aged 74
Died
Feb 28, 2003
Place of birth
Georgetown, Guyana
Gender
Male
Movie credits
20
TV credits
1
Also known as (2)
  • Christopher Brasher
  • Christopher William 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…