Keith Angus
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 5 April 1943 Sheffield, England |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | Marathon |
| Club | Sheffield AC |
Keith Angus (born 5 April 1943) is a British long-distance runner who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Angus competed for Sheffield Utd Harriers which later became Sheffield AC in 1975[2] Angus finished third behind Trevor Wright in the 10 miles event at the 1971 AAA Championships[3] and third again the following year at the 1972 AAA Championships.[4]
On 15th September 1971 Angus ran a 10k personal best at London in 28:45.8
Angus placed 4th at the 1972 English National Cross Country Championships[5] and later that year was part of the winning England team at the World Cross Country Championship.[6] He made one further appearance at the World Cross Country Championships in 1975, Rabat, Morocco.
Angus won the 1974 edition of the Košice Peace Marathon[7][8] in a field that included future double Olympic Champion Waldermir Cierpinski, Ron Hill and Jack Foster.[9] He moved to Nottingham in September 1974.[10] He then twice finished on the podium in the marathon event at both the 1975 AAA Championships and 1976 AAA Championships.[3] The 1976 AAA marathon also acted as the 1976 Olympic trial; it was run on a warm and testing course at Rotherham, and Angus set his personal best of 2:15.55,[11] beating more fancied names that included the then world record holder Ian Thompson, Ron Hill, and Bernie Plain.[12]
Angus won the 1975 CAU Intercounties 20 mile at Derby.[13] At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, he represented Great Britain in the marathon.[14]
He was a teacher at Tapton House School in Chesterfield,[15] where he resides.
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Keith Angus Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ↑ "Sheffield UTD Harriers".
- 1 2 "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "1972 English National Cross Country Report". Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ "Keith Angus". Association of Road Racing Statisticians.
- ↑ "Kosice International Peace Marathon". www.arrs.run. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ↑ "Marathon Milestones". Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ↑ "Košice results".
- ↑ Nottingham Evening Post Wednesday 9 October 1974, page 34
- ↑ "Marathon personal best".
- ↑ "Olympic trial 1976".
- ↑ "CAU (Inter-Counties) Championships (Other)". gbrathletics.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Tapton house school".
