Aubrey Reeve

Aubrey Vincent Reeve (19 September 1911 – 17 July 1996) was a British long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Aubrey Reeve

Personal information
Full name	Aubrey Vincent Reeve
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1911-09-19)19 September 1911 Paddington, England
Died	17 July 1996(1996-07-17) (aged 84) Tooting, England
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Event	5000 metres
Club	Polytechnic Harriers

Career

Reeve finished third behind Reg Thomas in the 1 mile event at the 1933 AAA Championships.^[2][3]

At the 1935 AAA Championships, Reeve won the national 3 miles title after winning at the British AAA Championships.^[4][5]

After finishing third behind Peter Ward in the 3 miles event at the 1936 AAA Championships,^[6][7] he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin.

At the Olympics, Reeve finished in fifth place in heat 1 of the 5,000 metres to qualify for the final but failed to finish in the final.^[8]