Mexico City 1968

Athlete: John Hugh Cooper
Event: 400m Hurdles

Athlete: Andrew Howard Payne
Event: Hammer Throw

Athlete: Stuart Ellis Storey
Event: 110m Hurdles

Athlete: Howard Granville Davies
Event: 400 metres

Athlete: Patricia Jones
Event: 80m Hurdles

Athlete: Patricia Lowe
Event: 800 metres

Athlete: Sue Scott
Event: Pentathlon

FINAL: 10th
17 year old Sue Scott was a late replacement for the Olympic champion Mary Rand.

Athlete: John Sherwood
Event: 4 x 400m Relay

Athlete: John Sherwood
Event: 400m Hurdles

FINAL: 3rd – 49.03

John came through late to snatch the bronze medal behind the World Record breaking performance by David Hemery, when the legendary BBC commentator David Coleman expressed the opinion “Who cares who is third.” John did, Birchfield did, and so did the people of Great Britain!

  BRONZE MEDAL

Video: Olympic mens 400m Hurdles final 1964