Brian Hall (20 August 1937 – 30 August 2010), was a male athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Hall was born in Manchester, ran cross country at school and joined the Manchester & District Lads Club Harriers. Hall finished second behind another Mancunian Stan Taylor in the 1 mile event at the

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. Later that year, Hall represented

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in the 3,000m Steeplechase and the 1 mile race at the

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, Western Australia. In 1972, he moved to Winsford with his family and later founded the Winsford Athletics Club (which later merged to become the Vale Royal Athletics Club). He helped improve the facilities at their base at the Knights Grange sports complex in Winsford. He was also an elected councillor to both Winsford Town Council and Vale Royal Borough Council.

References

1937 births 2010 deaths English male middle-distance runners British male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub