Peter Radford

Peter Radford
Radford in 1960
Personal information
Full namePeter Frank Radford
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1939-09-20) 20 September 1939
Walsall, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
ClubBirchfield Harriers
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 10.29 (1958)
200 m – 20.4 (1960)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1960 Rome100 metres
1960 Rome4×100 m relay
European Championships
1958 Stockholm4×100 m relay
1958 Stockholm100 metres
Representing  England
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1958 Cardiff4×110 yd relay
1962 Perth4×110 yd relay

Peter Frank Radford (born 20 September 1939) is a former British sprinter, who competed at 100 and 200 metres (and 100 and 220 yards), broke world records, and won Olympic medals, despite having been seriously ill as a child due to a hole in his kidney.