About John Harrison
Born 1949. John Harrison is an athletics competitor and sprinter.
John Harrison (born c.1949) is a former international sprinter who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography Harrison was a member of the Warrington Athletic Club and specialised in the sprint distances from 80 metres to 400 metres. Aged 15, he ran 49.5 seconds for 440 yards, which was a European age record He represented Great Britain as a junior and in 1969 set a club record of 21.5 seconds, which lasted for 44 years.
Harrison represented the England team at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he competed in the 100 metres event.
In 1973, he was a teacher by profression and lived at Laburnum Avenue in Runcorn.
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British sprinter (born 1949)
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