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British high jumper (born 1957) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brian Burgess (born 30 September 1957) is a Scottish former athlete who specialised in the high jump. His personal best jump of 2.20m, set in London on 11 June 1978, set a British national record.[1]
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Birth name | Brian Burgess | |||||||||||
Born | 30 September 1957 | |||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain Scotland | |||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | High jump | |||||||||||
Club | Edinburgh AC | |||||||||||
Medal record
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A six-time Scottish champion, Burgess won a bronze medal for Scotland at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, with a best jump of 2.15m in the final, to share third place with Canada's Dean Bauck. He was the only non-Canadian on the podium and the first Scot to win a high jump medal since Alan Paterson in 1950.[2]
Burgess was the British national champion for high jump in 1978, finishing third in the AAA Championships behind two Americans. He was a two-time champion at the UK Athletics Championships, in 1979 and 1981.[3]
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