Brian MacCabe
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1914 Willesden, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 October 1992 (aged 78) Beaconsfield, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 800m/880y | ||||||||||||||
| Club | L.A.C. | ||||||||||||||
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Brian Farmer MacCabe (9 January 1914 – 31 October 1992) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]MacCabe born in Willesden, finished ninth in the 800 metres event at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.[1]
At the 1938 Empire Games he was a member of the English relay team which won the silver medal in the 4×440 yards competition. In the 880 yards contest he finished sixth and in the 440 yards event he was eliminated in the heats.[2] Later that Summer he finished third behind Arthur Collyer in the 880 yards event at the 1938 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]
MacCabe served in the Royal Tank Regiment during the Second World War and was awarded a Military Cross and bar for service in North Africa.[1]
After the War he rose rapidly in the field of advertising, becoming the youngest ever recipient of the Mackintosh Medal for services to advertising. He died in Beaconsfield.
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External links
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- 1914 births
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- English men sprinters
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- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- People from Willesden
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- British Army personnel of World War II
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