Peter Brian Driver (26 June 1932 – 12 November 1971)Peter Driver . TOPS in Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-16. was a British track and field athlete who competed in long-distance running events and was a Commonwealth Games gold medal winner.
Biography Born in London and a member of South London Harriers, he won the national junior title in cross country in 1953.
Driver became the British 6 miles champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1954 AAA Championships.
Shortly afterwards he represented the England team and was the gold medallist in the six-mile run at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. His winning time of minutes was a games record and the first time anyone had run the distance in under half an hour at the tournament.Commonwealth Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-16. He also ran the 3-mile race at that games, placing fifth.Peter Driver . Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
Driver made one other major appearance internationally, taking sixth place in the 10,000 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships.Peter Driver. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
Driver became honorary club secretary of Fleet & Crookham AC. A year after his death the club founded the Peter Driver Memorial Road Races, including a six-mile race in recognition of his Commonwealth victory, which is now known as the Fleet 10K run.us.html Our History. Fleet 10K. Retrieved on 2016-03-16. Later, the Fleet and Crookham Athletic Club named their ground the 'Peter Driver Sports Ground'.
International competitions 1954European ChampionshipsBern, Switzerland6th10,000 m30:03.6British Empire and Commonwealth GamesVancouver, Canada5th3 miles13:47.01st6 miles29:09.4
References
External links All Athletics profile