| 词条 | Chris Brasher |
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| name = Christopher William Brasher | image = | pseudonym = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1928|08|21}} | birth_place = Georgetown, British Guiana | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2003|02|28|1928|08|21}} | death_place = Chaddleworth, Berkshire, England | occupation = athlete, sports journalist and co-founder of the London Marathon | nationality = | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | influences = | influenced = | signature = | website = |medal templates={{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}}{{Medal|Country|{{GBR2}}}}{{Medal|Gold| 1956 Melbourne | 3000 m steeplechase}} }}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] HistoryBorn 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] References1. ^{{cite news| url=http://sport.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,10488,905308,00.html| title=Athletics world mourns the man behind the London marathon| author=John Ezard| work=Guardian Unlimited| date=1 March 2003|accessdate=22 April 2007}} {{Footer Olympic Champions 3000 m Steeplechase Men}}{{Footer Olympic Champions Great Britain Men}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Brasher, Chris}}2. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/historyheroes/stgbo08.html| archive-url=https://archive.is/20070313035629/http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/historyheroes/stgbo08.html| dead-url=yes| archive-date=13 March 2007| title=Great British Olympians:Chris Brasher| author=David Walsh| publisher=The Sunday Times| year=2000| accessdate=23 April 2007}} 3. ^Bryant, John (2012). "Chris Brasher, The Man Who Made The London Marathon". London: Aurum Press, Limited. p. 104. 4. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/asp/makepage.asp?PID=HISTORY| title=History of British Orienteering| accessdate=22 April 2007| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410161351/http://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/asp/makepage.asp?PID=HISTORY| archivedate=10 April 2007| df=dmy-all}} 5. ^{{cite web| title=Sweatshop – About Us| author=Sweatshop| url=http://www.sweatshop.co.uk/aboutus.cfm| accessdate=12 August 2008| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820042242/http://sweatshop.co.uk/aboutus.cfm| archivedate=20 August 2008| df=dmy-all}} 6. ^{{cite web |title=About Us |author=Brasher Boot Co |url=http://www.brasher.co.uk/classic/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.view&CategoryID=23 |accessdate=22 April 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404152113/http://brasher.co.uk/classic/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.view&CategoryID=23 |archivedate=4 April 2007 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }} 7. ^Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Track & Field (Men): 3000-Meter Steeplechase". London: Aurum Press, Limited. p. 170. 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://aimsworldrunning.org/contact.htm|title=AIMS Executives|publisher=Association of International Marathons and Distance Races|accessdate=29 June 2009}} 9. ^http://www.pentland.com/about-us/history.aspx 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rsgs.org/awardsandmedals/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-01-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212031439/http://www.rsgs.org/awardsandmedals/ |archivedate=12 February 2010 |df=dmy }} 11. ^{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/2807839.stm| title=Marathon founder Brasher dies| author=BBC Sport| date=28 February 2003|accessdate=22 April 2007| work=BBC News}} 12. ^{{Cite web|title = Farewell Chris, you gave us gold, and your fighting spirit|url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/columnists/article-301526/Farewell-Chris-gave-gold-fighting-spirit.html|website = Mail Online|publisher = Daily Mail Online|accessdate = 2015-10-29|last = Wooldridge|quote = 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.|first = Ian}} 24 : 1928 births|2003 deaths|Sportspeople from Georgetown, Guyana|People from Chaddleworth|English people of Guyanese descent|English male middle-distance runners|British male middle-distance runners|British male steeplechase runners|English male steeplechase runners|British newspaper editors|British sportswriters|English male journalists|Olympic athletes of Great Britain|Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain|Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics|English Olympic medallists|Orienteering in the United Kingdom|Orienteering innovators|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire|Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge|Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)|Pacemakers |
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