Alan William Lillington (born 4 September 1932) is a British sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the

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. He represented

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in the sprint disciplines at the

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, Canada.

Early life

He attended Heaton Grammar School. Lillington studied Medicine at

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Career

He later became a consultant paediatrician in

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and was awarded the

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IN 1995. He is the father of former rugby player

Peter Lillington Peter Murray Lillington (born 1959 in Ely, Cambridgeshire) is a former Scotland 'B' international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Lillington competed for Durham University RFC as an undergraduate. He continued his stu ...

Competition record

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* 1932 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games English male sprinters British male sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing (living people) People educated at Heaton Grammar School Commonwealth Games competitors for England Alumni of King's College, Newcastle {{UK-athletics-bio-stub