John Bicourt

John Bicourt
Bicourt in 1974
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1945-10-25)25 October 1945
Wandsworth, London, England
Died16 January 2023(2023-01-16) (aged 77)
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event
Steeplechase
ClubBelgrave Harriers

John Peter Bicourt (25 October 1945 – 16 January 2023) was a British middle-distance runner who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Bicourt competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase and finished second behind Steve Hollings in the 3,000m steeplechase event at the 1972 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards he represented Great Britain at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich.

He finished second again behind Hollings at the 1973 AAA Championships before travelling to Christchurch, New Zealand and representing England at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.

Bicourt would podium again at the AAA Championships but this time third behind Tony Staynings at the 1975 AAA Championships. At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, he represented Great Britain for a second time at the Olympics.

Bicourt died on 16 January 2023, at the age of 77.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Bicourt Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "AAA Championships full results". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 16 July 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "1974 Games". Team England.
  6. ↑ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  7. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Belgrave double Olympian John Bicourt 1945–2023". Belgrave Harriers. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "John Bicourt, athlete who excelled at 3,000m steeplechase before becoming an agent and critic of the sport's leadership – obituary". The Telegraph. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.