Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Aubrey Vincent•Reeve |
Used name | Aubrey•Reeve |
Born | 19 September 1911 in Paddington, England (GBR) |
Died | 17 July 1996 in Tooting, England (GBR) |
Measurements | 175 cm / 57 kg |
Affiliations | Polytechnic Harriers, Westminster (GBR) |
NOC | ![]() |
After placing third in the mile at the 1933 AAA Championships, Aubrey Reeve improved his personal best by six seconds at the 1934 Southern Counties Championships with a sensational victory over Sydney Wooderson and Jack Lovelock. In the 1934 British Empire Games he finished fourth in the 1 mile. Although he won the mile against Finland in 1935, he began to concentrate on the 3 miles that year and won the AAA title. He also placed third in the 3 miles at the Championships in 1936 and 1939 and was a finalist in the 5K at the 1936 Olympics. After the Olympics he was a prominent field event judge and referee.
Personal Bests: 1500 – 3:54.2 (1935); Mile – 4:14.8 (1934); 3 miles – 14:11.6 (1939); 5000 – 15:06.8 (1936).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1936 Summer Olympics | Athletics | ![]() |
Aubrey Reeve | |||
5,000 metres, Men (Olympic) |