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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1912 Barnet, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 May 1995 (aged 82) Beaulieu, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Achilles Club | ||||||||||||||
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Ashleigh Gordon Pilbrow (1 July 1912 – 2 May 1995) was an English Track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Pilbrow born in Barnet, studied at Queen's College, Oxford.[1]
At the 1934 British Empire Games in London, he represented England and won the bronze medal in the 120 yards hurdles competition. In the 440 yards hurdles contest he finished sixth.[2] The following year, he finished third behind Don Finlay in the 120 yards hurdles event at the 1935 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]
After finishing third behind Don Finlay again in the 120 yards hurdles event at the 1936 AAA Championships,[6][7] he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, where he was eliminated in the first round of the Olympic 110 metre hurdles event.[8]
He died in Beaulieu, Hampshire.
References
[edit]- ^ "Oxford at the Olympics". University of Oxford. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "AAA titles". Daily Herald. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Lovelock Beaten in Mile". Sports Argus. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships begin". Western Mail. 11 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wooderson wins again". Daily Herald. 13 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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