Brian Leonard Kilby (26 February 1938 – 30 June 2024) was a marathon runner from Great Britain.

Athletics career

In 1962 when he won gold medal in the men's marathon at the European Championships and at the 1962 Commonwealth Games. Running in Port Talbot, Wales, on 6 July 1963, he ran his best time, 2:14:43, setting a world record. He represented Great Britain a year later, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he finished fourth in the men's marathon in 2:17:02.4, just 43.2 seconds behind then-reigning world record holder Basil Heatley, who took second place. He also represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, where he finished 29th in the men's marathon. He represented England and won a gold medal in the marathon at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. Four years later he represented England in the marathon again, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.

Death

Kilby died on 30 June 2024, at the age of 86.