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Christopher William Brasher
Personal information
Born
(1928-08-21)21 August 1928
Georgetown, British Guiana
Died 28 February 2003(2003-02-28) (aged 74)
Chaddleworth, Berkshire, England
Occupation athlete, sports journalist and co-founder of the London Marathon

Christopher William Brasher CBE (21 August 1928 – 28 February 2003) was a British track and field athlete, sports journalist and co-founder of the London Marathon.[1]



History


Born in Georgetown, British Guiana, Brasher went to Rugby School and then St John's College, Cambridge.


On 6 May 1954, he acted as pacemaker for Roger Bannister when the latter ran the first sub-four-minute mile at Iffley Road Stadium in Oxford. Brasher paced Bannister for the first two laps, while his friend Chris Chataway paced the third. Two years later, at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Brasher finished first in the 3,000 metres steeplechase with a time of 8 minutes 41.2 seconds, but was disqualified for allegedly interfering with another runner, Ernst Larsen of Norway. The following day, after an investigation, he was reinstated as gold medallist.[2] Brasher had been celebrating for several hours before the delayed medal ceremony, and later claimed to have been “the only Olympic champion to be totally and absolutely slaughtered when he received a medal”.[3]


He was one of the pioneers of orienteering in Britain and can claim the first public mention of the sport in an article in The Observer in 1957:


"I have just taken part, for the first time, in one of the best sports in the world. It is hard to know what to call it. The Norwegians call it 'orientation'..."[4]

He had distinguished careers in print journalism, as sports editor for The Observer newspaper, and in broadcasting, as a reporter for the Tonight programme.


He founded Chris Brasher's Sporting Emporium in 1971; this later became Sweatshop.[5] In 1978, he designed the innovative Brasher Boot – a walking boot with the comfort of a running shoe. In their time these were amongst the best products, but declined in quality, were merged with Berghaus under Pentland ownership in 2014, and were finally discontinued before 2017.[6]


In 1981 John Disley and Brasher founded the London Marathon.[7] In 1983 he became the second president of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races, an office which he held until 1987.[8]


Also in 1983 Brasher partnered with his longtime friend John Disley to found Fleetfoot Limited in Lancaster, England. Fleetfoot distributed The Brasher Boot and other sporting goods to retailers. Fleetfoot acquired the rights to be the UK distributor of Reebok and subsequently traded as Reebok UK before becoming a subsidiary of the Pentland Group in 1988.[9]


After the acquisition by Pentland, Brasher remained active in the company as chairman of the board. Reebok UK was sold to Reebok International in 1990 when Pentland Group sold its 55% ownership of Reebok United States and Reebok International.


Brasher was married to tennis champion Shirley Brasher née Bloomer.


Brasher was awarded the CBE in 1996. He was awarded the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Livingstone Medal in 2002.[10]


In 2003, he died at his home in Chaddleworth, Berkshire, after struggling for several months against pancreatic cancer.[11][12]



References





  1. ^ John Ezard (1 March 2003). "Athletics world mourns the man behind the London marathon". Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 22 April 2007..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ David Walsh (2000). "Great British Olympians:Chris Brasher". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2007.


  3. ^ Bryant, John (2012). "Chris Brasher, The Man Who Made The London Marathon". London: Aurum Press, Limited. p. 104.


  4. ^ "History of British Orienteering". Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.


  5. ^ Sweatshop. "Sweatshop – About Us". Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.


  6. ^ Brasher Boot Co. "About Us". Archived from the original on 4 April 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.


  7. ^ Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Track & Field (Men): 3000-Meter Steeplechase". London: Aurum Press, Limited. p. 170.


  8. ^ "AIMS Executives". Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. Retrieved 29 June 2009.


  9. ^ http://www.pentland.com/about-us/history.aspx


  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-29.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  11. ^ BBC Sport (28 February 2003). "Marathon founder Brasher dies". BBC News. Retrieved 22 April 2007.


  12. ^ Wooldridge, Ian. "Farewell Chris, you gave us gold, and your fighting spirit". Mail Online. Daily Mail Online. Retrieved 2015-10-29. Chris, at 74, died of incurable pancreatic cancer and I'll tell you the measure of his courage by informing you what he did last Saturday afternoon, knowing he had only a few days to live.












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