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Chris Brasher was born on 21 August, 1928 in Georgetown, British Guiana, is a London marathon co-founder, athlete, journalist. Discover Chris Brasher's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

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Occupation Athlete, sports journalist and co-founder of the London Marathon
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 21 August 1928
Birthday 21 August
Birthplace Georgetown, British Guiana
Date of death 28 February, 2003
Died Place Chaddleworth, Berkshire, England
Nationality British Guiana

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1928

Christopher William Brasher CBE (21 August 1928 – 28 February 2003) was a British track and field athlete, sports journalist and co-founder of the London Marathon.

Born in Georgetown, British Guiana, Brasher went to Rugby School and then St John's College, Cambridge, where he read geology.

1948

He was a keen mountaineer, and as a student was President of the Cambridge University Mountaineering Club, and in 1948 led an expedition to Baffin Island with W A Deer.

1954

On 6 May 1954, he acted as pacemaker for Roger Bannister when the latter ran the first sub-four-minute mile at Iffley Road Stadium in Oxford.

Brasher paced Bannister for the first two laps, while his friend Chris Chataway paced the third.

1956

Two years later, at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Brasher finished first in the 3,000 metres steeplechase with a time of 8 minutes 41.2 seconds, but was disqualified for allegedly interfering with another runner, Ernst Larsen of Norway.

The following day, after an investigation, he was reinstated as gold medallist.

Brasher had been celebrating for several hours before the delayed medal ceremony, and later claimed to have been “the only Olympic champion to be totally and absolutely slaughtered when he received a medal”.

1957

He was one of the pioneers of orienteering in Britain and can claim the first public mention of the sport in an article in The Observer in 1957:

He had distinguished careers in print journalism, as sports editor for The Observer newspaper, and in broadcasting, as a reporter for the Tonight programme.

1959

Brasher married the English tennis champion Shirley Bloomer in 1959.

1971

He founded Chris Brasher's Sporting Emporium in 1971; this later became Sweatshop.

1978

In 1978, he designed the innovative Brasher Boot – a walking boot with the comfort of a running shoe.

1981

In 1981 John Disley and Brasher founded the London Marathon.

1983

In 1983 he became the second president of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races, an office which he held until 1987.

Also in 1983 Brasher partnered with his longtime friend John Disley to found Fleetfoot Limited in Lancaster, England.

Fleetfoot distributed The Brasher Boot and other sporting goods to retailers.

1988

Fleetfoot acquired the rights to be the UK distributor of Reebok and subsequently traded as Reebok UK before becoming a subsidiary of the Pentland Group in 1988.

After the acquisition by Pentland, Brasher remained active in the company as chairman of the board.

1990

Reebok UK was sold to Reebok International in 1990 when Pentland Group sold its 55% ownership of Reebok United States and Reebok International.

1996

Brasher was awarded the CBE in 1996.

2002

He was awarded the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Livingstone Medal in 2002.

2003

In 2003, he died at his home in Chaddleworth, Berkshire, after struggling for several months against pancreatic cancer.

2014

In their time these were amongst the best products, but declined in quality, were merged with Berghaus under Pentland ownership in 2014, and were finally discontinued before 2017.