Personal information | |
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Full name | Brian Cecil Vernon Oddie |
Nationality | British |
Born | Luton, England | 16 May 1905
Died | 7 August 1996 Bracknell, England | (aged 91)
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | 5000 metres |
Brian Cecil Vernon Oddie (16 May 1905 – 7 August 1996) was a British long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1] He also competed in the 3 mile race at the 1930 British Empire Games for England.[2]
Oddie was also a civil servant at the time of the 1930 Games and lived in Luton.[3]