Olympic silver medallist in the 4x400m relay at the 1984 Los Angeles Games When Britain's Olympic medallists from previous games stood shoulder to shoulder during the opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics, it was fitting that Todd Bennett, who has died of cancer aged 51, should have shared that emotion-charged moment with two of his greatest friends in athletics, Roger Black and Kriss Akabusi. The three men had trained together in Southampton, coached by Mike Smith, and had remained clos...
Olympic silver medallist in the 4x400m relay at the 1984 Los Angeles Games When Britain's Olympic medallists from previous games stood shoulder to shoulder during the opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics, it was fitting that Todd Bennett, who has died of cancer aged 51, should have shared that emotion-charged moment with two of his greatest friends in athletics, Roger Black and Kriss Akabusi. The three men had trained together in Southampton, coached by Mike Smith, and had remained clos...
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