Brian Oddie

Brian Oddie
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1905-05-16)16 May 1905
Luton, England
Died7 August 1996(1996-08-07) (aged 91)
Bracknell, England
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event
5000 metres
ClubSouth London Harriers

Brian Cecil Vernon Oddie (16 May 1905 – 7 August 1996) was a British long-distance runner who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Career

Oddie finished third behind Swede Bror Ohrn in the 4 miles event at the 1927 AAA Championships.

Oddie competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1928 Olympic Games.

Shortly before the 1930 British Empire Games in Canada, Oddie finished second behind Lauri Virtanen in the 4 miles event at the 1930 AAA Championships. At the 1930 British Empire Games he competed in the 3 mile race for England. Oddie was also a civil servant at the time of the 1930 Games and lived in Luton.

References

  1. ↑ "An Olympiad". Weekly Dispatch (London). 3 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Records go abroad". Western Daily Press. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brian Oddie Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Marathon race won by Scotsman". Daily Herald. 5 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Three new native records". Daily News (London). 7 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.