About Alan Gordon
Lived 1932 – 2014 (aged 81–82). Alan Gordon was an athletics competitor.
Alan Duncan Gordon (21 September 1932 – 2014) was a track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography Gordon studied at Magdalen College, Oxford he was able to compete for the Achilles Club.
He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales, participating in one event, the 1 mile race.
Gordon competed in the race that saw Roger Bannister famously break the 4-minute mile in 1954.
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Who was Alan Gordon?
Scottish athlete
When was Alan Gordon born?
Alan Gordon was born on 21 September 1932.
When did Alan Gordon die?
Alan Gordon died in 2014.
What was Alan Gordon's occupation?
Alan Gordon was an athletics competitor.
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