Adrian Peter Metcalfe was a British athlete and broadcaster.
13 Facts About Adrian Metcalfe
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Adrian Metcalfe set a UK record for the 400m in 1961 and won silver relay medals at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, the 1962 European Athletics Championships and the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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Adrian Metcalfe moved into broadcasting, first as a commentator, then as head of sport at Channel 4 and then at Eurosport.
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Adrian Metcalfe held roles at the International Olympic Committee and International Association of Athletics Federations and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to sport in 2001.
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Adrian Peter Metcalfe was born on 2 March 1942 in Bradford to Hylton and Cora Metcalfe and brought up in Leeds, along with his sister Lynne.
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Adrian Metcalfe's father was a manager at Yorkshire Bank and his mother a teacher.
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Adrian Metcalfe attended The Brunts School after his father became manager of the Midland Bank in Mansfield, and went on to study English at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was president of the athletics club.
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Adrian Metcalfe was a relay silver medallist with England at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, and with Great Britain at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
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Adrian Metcalfe began working in television, commentating on athletics for ITV, before joining Channel 4 where he was head of sport, introducing lesser-known foreign sports such as American football and Sumo to British viewers.
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Adrian Metcalfe joined the pan-European sports channel Eurosport in 1989 and then Tyne Tees TV before becoming an executive producer with the International Olympic Committee Olympic Broadcasting Services.
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Adrian Metcalfe held roles with the International Association of Athletics Federations, serving on marketing and television commissions until 2011.
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Adrian Metcalfe was married twice with two children and three step-children.
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Adrian Metcalfe lived in France with his second wife, before moving to the Sunrise of Winchester retirement home in Winchester in 2011.