Peter Driver

Peter Brian Driver (26 June 1932 – 12 November 1971)[1] was a British track and field athlete who competed in long-distance running events. He was the gold medallist in the six-mile run at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. His winning time of minutes was a games record and the first time anyone had run the distance in under half an hour at the tournament.[2] He also ran the 3-mile race at that games, placing fifth.[3]

Peter Driver
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  England
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1954 Vancouver6 miles

Driver made one other major appearance internationally, taking sixth place in the 10,000 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships.[4] He won one British national title in his career, taking the six-mile title in 1954.[5] He also won the national junior title in cross country in 1953. A member of South London Harriers, he later became honorary club secretary of Fleet & Crookham AC. A year after his death the club founded the Peter Driver Memorial Road Races, including a six-mile race in recognition of his Commonwealth victory, which is now known as the Fleet 10K run.[6]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1954 European Championships Bern, Switzerland 6th 10,000 m 30:03.6
British Empire and Commonwealth Games Vancouver, Canada 5th 3 miles 13:47.0
1st 6 miles 29:09.4 GR

References
  1. Peter Driver. TOPS in Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
  2. Commonwealth Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
  3. Peter Driver Archived 2017-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
  4. Peter Driver. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
  5. British Athletics Championships 1945-1959. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
  6. Our History. Fleet 10K. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
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