Allan Trevor Rushmer (27 February 1944 – 23 April 2024) was a British long-distance runner.
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1944 Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 April 2024 (aged 80) York, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | middle/long distance | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Tipton Harriers | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletics career
editRushmer competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
Rushmer represented the England team[2] and won a bronze medal in the 3 miles race, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[3][4]
Four years later he participated in the 5,000 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5][6][7]
Death
editReferences
edit- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Allan Rushmer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Men's team for Empire Games". Bristol Evening Post. 11 July 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ↑ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (25 April 2024). "Tipton Harrier Allan Rushmer dies aged 80". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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