David Hemery

David Hemery
CBE DL
Personal information
Born18 July 1944 (1944-07-18) (age 80)
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m, 110 m hurdles, 400 m hurdles, decathlon
ClubHillingdon AC
Boston University Terriers, USA
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m – 46.6y (1968)
110 mH – 13.4 (1970)
400 mH – 48.12 (1968)
Decathlon – 6893* (1969)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City400 m hurdles
1972 Munich4 × 400 m relay
1972 Munich400 m Hurdles
European Championships
1969 Athens110 m hurdles
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1966 Kingston120 yard hurdles
1970 Edinburgh110 metre hurdles

David Peter Hemery, CBE DL (born 18 July 1944) is a British former track and field athlete, best known as the winner of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

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