Ian Boyd (athlete)

Ian Boyd
Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	8 December 1933 (age 91); Epsom, England
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle-distance running
Club	Herne Hill Harriers
Medal record
Athletics
Representing England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games

Ian Hugh Boyd (born 8 December 1933) is a British middle-distance runner who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Biography

Boyd finished second behind Roger Bannister in the 1 mile event at the 1954 AAA Championships.^[2] Shortly afterwards he represented England and won a bronze medal in the 880 yards race at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.^[3]^[4]

After finishing third at the 1956 AAA Championships,^[5]^[6] he competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.^[7]

Boyd was awarded the best senior athlete of the year for 1957 by his club, the Herne Hill Harriers.^[8]

Two years later he represented England in the 1 mile race at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.^[9]

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ian Boyd Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
^ "2 Britons hold new record". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 11 July 1954. Retrieved 25 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
^ "Herne Hill Harriers in leading positions". Norwood News. 20 December 1957. Retrieved 2 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.