Christopher Brasher (1928–2003)
Author of The Red Snows: An Account of the British Caucasus Expedition 1958
Works by Christopher Brasher
The road to Rome 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Brasher, Christopher
- Legal name
- Brasher, Christopher William
- Other names
- Brasher, Chris
- Birthdate
- 1928-08-21
- Date of death
- 2003-02-28
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Georgetown, Guyana
- Place of death
- Chaddleworth, Berkshire, England, UK
- Education
- Rugby School
University of Cambridge (St John's College) - Occupations
- athlete
sports journalist
Olympic athlete - Organizations
- London Marathon (co-founder)
The Observer
Association of International Marathons and Distance Races
Fleetfoot Limited
Pentland Industries - Awards and honors
- Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (1996)
Livingstone Medal (2002)
Olympic Gold Medal (3000 m steeplechase, 1956)
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Reviews
Sportsmen of our time by Christopher Brasher
Had never seen this book before that has great resonance in terms of growing up after Bannister broke the 4-minute mile, Herb Elliott, Peter Snell - I can see TV image of him in black -, Pancho Gonzales and that match against Drysdale, Angela Mortimer beating Christine Truman in the Wimbledon final in 1961, Peter May, Anita Lonsborough - and more excellent and memory triggering essays. Really enjoyable for someone brought up in the 1950s - these people are their first heroes.
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- Popularity
- #679,947
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 1