Kenneth James Box (1 December 1930 – 1 September 2022 was a

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sprinter who competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

.Ken Box
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Biography

Box was born in

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and was a member of the Liverpool Harriers. Box finished third behind George Ellis in the 100 metres event at the 1954 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards, he represented the England team at the

1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from 30 July to 7 August 1954. This was the fifth edition of the event that would eventually become known as the Commonwealth Games, the second post-war G ...

in Vancouver, where he was fourth in the relay, having been eliminated in the

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heats. Also in 1954, he won the silver medal at the

1954 European Athletics Championships The 5th European Athletics Championships were held at Stadion Neufeld from 25–29 August 1954 in the Swiss capital Bern. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Medal summary Complete results were publis ...

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in the men's 4×100 metres relay, alongside George Ellis, Kenneth Jones and

Brian Shenton Brian Shenton (15 March 1927 – 9 May 1987) was a track and field sprint (running), sprinter. He represented Great Britain in the men's 200 metres and men's 4 × 100 metres relay at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1952 and 1956). Biography ...

. Box represented

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at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne in the men's

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and 4×100 metres relay. The year after he became the British 100 yards champion after winning the British

AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the offi ...

title at the

1957 AAA Championships The 1957 AAA Championships was the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). The event took place from 12 to 13 July 1957 at White City Stadium White City Stadium in London, England, w ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Box, Kenneth 1930 births 2022 deaths People from West Derby Athletes from Liverpool English male sprinters British male sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games athletes for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games European Athletics Championships medalists