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Ken Box

Full name: Kenneth James "Ken" Box
Gender: Male
Born: December 1, 1930 in West Derby, Liverpool, Merseyside, Great Britain
Affiliations: Liverpool Harriers, Liverpool (GBR)
Country: GBR Great Britain
Sport: Athletics

Biography

Ken Box finished fourth in the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 4x110 yards relay (with [Alan Lillington], [Brian Shenton], and the non-Olympian George Ellis). In the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 100 yards Box was eliminated in the heats. In the British Empire and Commonwealth Games he competed for England.

Personal Best: 100 – 10.6 (1956).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1956 Summer 25 Melbourne Athletics Men's 100 metres Great Britain GBR 6 h3 r2/4
1956 Summer 25 Melbourne Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Great Britain GBR 5

Men's 100 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T(H) T(A)
1956 Summer 25 Melbourne Athletics Great Britain Quarter-Finals Heat Three 6 11.3 11.45
1956 Summer 25 Melbourne Athletics Great Britain Round One Heat Four 2 QU 10.7 10.96

Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T(H) T(A) L
1956 Summer 25 Melbourne Athletics Great Britain GBR Final 5 40.6 40.74 2
1956 Summer 25 Melbourne Athletics Great Britain GBR Semi-Finals Heat Two 3 QU 40.6 40.68
1956 Summer 25 Melbourne Athletics Great Britain GBR Round One Heat One 2 QU 41.2 41.30
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