Ken Box

Kenneth James Box (1 December 1930 – 1 September 2022 was a track and field sprinter^[1] who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Ken Box

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	1 December 1930 West Derby, Liverpool, England
Died	1 September 2022 (aged 91) Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints/long jump
Club	Liverpool Harriers
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Men's athletics European Championships 1954 Bern 4×100 m relay

Biography

Box was born in West Derby and was a member of the Liverpool Harriers.^[3]

Box finished third behind George Ellis in the 100 metres event at the 1954 AAA Championships.^[4][5] Shortly afterwards, he represented the England team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver,^[6] where he was fourth in the relay, having been eliminated in the 100 yards heats.^[2]

Also in 1954, he won the silver medal at the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Berne, Switzerland in the men's 4×100 metres relay, alongside George Ellis, Kenneth Jones and Brian Shenton.^[7]

Box represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne in the men's 100 metres and 4×100 metres relay.^[3] The year after he became the British 100 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1957 AAA Championships.^[8][9]