#christopher chataway

[famousdeaths]

Christopher Chataway : Born January 31, 1931 : Died January 19, 2014

Sir Christopher John Chataway was a British middle- and long-distance runner, television news broadcaster and Conservative politician.

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[smartagepl]

Księga rekordów Guinnessa

27 sierpnia 1955 roku wydano pierwszą edycję Księgi Rekordów Guinnessa. Licząca 198 stron i wydrukowana w 50 000 egzemplarzy książka powstała w Wielkiej Brytanii z inicjatywy Sir Hugh Beavera. Jej historia zaczęła się jednak znacznie wcześniej, bo już 10 listopada 1951 roku.

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[pastdaily]

Bannister-Landy - The Miracle Mile - August 7, 1954 - Past Daily Reference Room

Bannister-Landy – The Miracle Mile – August 7, 1954 – Past Daily Reference Room

Roger Bannister – John Landy – The two fastest runners in the world in 1954.

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBC Radio – Call of the Miracle Mile Race – 1954 Commonwealth Games – August 7, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection

Sixty years ago it was billed as The Miracle Mile. The 1954 Commonwealth Gamesfeatured a showdown between the worlds two fastest runners – Roger Bannister and John…

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[newsdock]

David Cameron has led tributes to record-breaking athlete and Tory former minister Sir Christopher Chataway, describing him as "one of a kind" and a "great Briton". Source: Press Association [view]

[brianjohnspencer]

[I] never made up my mind what I wanted to do.

Christopher Chataway