Brian MacCabe

Brian Farmer MacCabe (9 January 1914 – 31 October 1992) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Brian MacCabe

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	9 January 1914 Willesden, England
Died	31 October 1992 (aged 78) Beaconsfield, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800m/880y
Club	L.A.C.
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  England British Empire Games 1938 Sydney 4×440 yd

Biography

MacCabe born in Willesden, finished ninth in the 800 metres event at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.^[1]

At the 1938 Empire Games he was a member of the English relay team which won the silver medal in the 4×440 yards competition. In the 880 yards contest he finished sixth and in the 440 yards event he was eliminated in the heats.^[2] Later that Summer he finished third behind Arthur Collyer in the 880 yards event at the 1938 AAA Championships.^[3][4][5]

MacCabe served in the Royal Tank Regiment during the Second World War and was awarded a Military Cross and bar for service in North Africa.^[1]

After the War he rose rapidly in the field of advertising, becoming the youngest ever recipient of the Mackintosh Medal for services to advertising. He died in Beaconsfield.