Brian MacCabe

Brian Farmer MacCabe (9 January 1914 – 31 October 1992) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Brian MacCabe
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1938 Sydney 4×440 yd

He was born in Willesden and died in Beaconsfield.

In 1936 he finished ninth in the 800 metres event.

At the 1938 Empire Games he was a member of the English relay team which won the silver medal in the 4×440 yards competition. In the 880 yards contest he finished sixth and in the 440 yards event he was eliminated in the heats.

MacCabe served in the Royal Tank Regiment during the Second World War and was awarded a Military Cross and bar for service in North Africa.[1]

After the War he rose rapidly in the field of advertising, becoming the youngest ever recipient of the Mackintosh Medal for services to advertising.

References
  1. "Brian MacCabe". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.


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