Peter Hildreth
British hurdler
Peter Burke Hildreth (8 July 1928 – 25 February 2011) was a British hurdling athlete who competed at three Olympic Games.
Biography
Born in Bedford, he was the son of Wilfred Hildreth, who represented British India at the 1924 Summer Olympics in athletics. His education was in St Paul's School, Darjeeling and Downing College, Cambridge.
Hildreth became the British 120y hurdles champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1950 AAA Championships. The following month, he won the bronze medal in the 1950 European Championships in spite of a poor lane draw on a wet track.
In June 1952, he became the first ever British champion over the new hurdles distance of 220 yards at the 1952 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards he represented the Great Britain team at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, reaching the semi-finals of the 110 metre hurdles.
Three more AAA titles came his way at the 1953 AAA Championships (120y), the 1954 AAA Championships (220y) and the 1956 AAA Championships (120y) before he was selected for his second Olympics. At the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Hildreth competed in the 110 metres hurdles competition.
Hildreth represented the England team at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, reaching the final of the 120 yards hurdles.
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