Brian Shenton

Brian Shenton (15 March 1927 – 9 May 1987) was a track and field sprinter. He represented Great Britain in the men's 200 metres and men's 4x100 metres relay at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1952 and 1956).

Born in Doncaster from a working-class background, he was a member of the Doncaster Plant Works Athletic Club, later having a successful career in the City and reaching the position of Chairman of Noble Lowndes. He died in a car crash soon after retirement.

Shenton came to public attention in 1950 with a series of good performances, culminating in a place at the European Championships as a replacement. Described as the "boy from nowhere", he set a new personal best in the semi-finals of 21.6s, in the finals beating off the challenge of Étienne Bally.

He won the gold medal at the 1950 European Athletics Championships in Brussels, Belgium in the men's 200 metres in a time of 21.5s as part of the British team that first topped the medal table with a medal count that would not be matched for a further 40 years. Representing England he won the silver medal at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand in the 4x110 yard relay and won an individual silver medal in the 220 yard dash at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.

Shenton

Shenton is a hamlet in Leicestershire.

It is the southern terminus of the Battlefield Line Railway, which runs to Shenton from Shackerstone. The station is located at the foot of Ambion Hill and is actually the reconstructed Humberstone Road Station from Leicester. The original station was demolished in the 1940s, except for a small lamp room that now serves as the Station Pottery.

Admiral Sir Alexander Dundas Young Arbuthnott is buried in the graveyard.

It is a short drive from the M1 motorway. It is close to the site of the Battle of Bosworth, which took place south of Market Bosworth.

Coordinates: 52°35′54.00″N 1°25′56.30″W / 52.5983333°N 1.4323056°W / 52.5983333; -1.4323056

Shenton (disambiguation)

Shenton is a village in Leicestershire.

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