John Read

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJohn Sidney•Read
Used nameJohn•Read
Born27 February 1926 in Ringwood, England (GBR)
Died12 April 2000 in Salisbury, England (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

John Read was a crew member of the Great Britain 2 sled at the 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo Olympics, alongside Stuart Parkinson, Rodney Mann and brakeman Christopher Williams. A native of Hampshire, he was one of two children born to John Read, a wealthy agriculturist/farmer, and his wife Phyllis Nutt. He attended Chafyn Grove, a boarding school in Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) GBR John Read
Four, Men (Olympic) Great Britain 2 17