Ken Harris (athlete)

Ken Harris
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English/Welsh)
Born7 October 1910[1]
Bristol, England
DiedNovember 2008
Goodrington, Devon, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle-distance
ClubRoath Harriers, Cardiff

Kenneth Walter Benjamin Harris (7 October 1910 – November 2008) was a British athlete, who competed at the 1934 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Harris was a member of the Roath Harriers Club in Cardiff[2] and at the 1934 Welsh national championships, held in Newport, he won the one mile title.[3]

He represented Wales at the 1934 British Empire Games[4] in one athletic event;[5] the 1 mile race, where he won his heat and reached the final.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Sports results". Western Mail. 18 June 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Welsh Sprinter's Feat". Daily Mirror. 2 July 1934. p. 28. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "The Welsh Team". South Wales Daily Post. 3 July 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Wales London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Empire Games Finale". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 7 August 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 20 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.