Kenneth Box
British athlete
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| Intro | British athlete | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Athlete | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1 December 1930, Liverpool, United Kingdom | |
| Age | 94 years | |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
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Kenneth James "Ken" Box (born 1 December 1930) is a retired track and field sprinter, who represented Great Britain in the men's 100 metres and 4×100 metres relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He was born in West Derby.
He won the silver medal at the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Berne, Switzerland in the men's 4×100 metres relay, alongside George Ellis, Kenneth Jones and Brian Shenton.
He also competed at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and was fourth in the relay, having been eliminated in the 100 yards heats.