Ashleigh Pilbrow

Ashleigh Gordon Pilbrow (1 July 1912 – 2 May 1995) was an English Track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Ashleigh Pilbrow

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	1 July 1912 Barnet, England
Died	2 May 1995 (aged 82) Beaulieu, Hampshire, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	hurdles
Club	Achilles Club
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  England British Empire Games 1934 London 120 yd hurdles

Biography

Pilbrow born in Barnet, studied at Queen's College, Oxford.^[1]

At the 1934 British Empire Games in London, he represented England and won the bronze medal in the 120 yards hurdles competition. In the 440 yards hurdles contest he finished sixth.^[2] The following year, he finished third behind Don Finlay in the 120 yards hurdles event at the 1935 AAA Championships.^[3][4][5]

After finishing third behind Don Finlay again in the 120 yards hurdles event at the 1936 AAA Championships,^[6][7] he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, where he was eliminated in the first round of the Olympic 110 metre hurdles event.^[8]

He died in Beaulieu, Hampshire.

References

1. "Oxford at the Olympics". University of Oxford. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
2. "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
3. "AAA titles". Daily Herald. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Lovelock Beaten in Mile". Sports Argus. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
6. "AAA Championships begin". Western Mail. 11 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Wooderson wins again". Daily Herald. 13 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

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