Christopher Chataway Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Christopher Chataway was born on January 31, 1931 in Chelsea, London, England as Christopher John Chataway. He was married to Carola and Anna. He died on January 19, 2014 in Westminster, London.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, British Academy Television Award for Best Personality
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Fact
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He ran a half marathon (just over 13 miles) in one hour, 38 minutes, 50 seconds at the age of 75.
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He was selected the first BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1954.
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In 1954 he set a new world record in the 5,000m (13 minutes 51.6 seconds).
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After his national service, he took an honors degree in politics, philosophy and economics. He was president of the University Athletic Club at Magdalen College, Oxford.
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Ran, with Christopher Brasher, as a pacer when Roger Bannister broke the 4 minute mile.
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Became a Conservative Party MP, and in the 1970s, a junior minister.
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Champion athlete who went on to be ITV's first in-vision newsreader, before taking up a career in politics.
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On more than one occasion as a TV newscaster only his physical fitness got the news out on time. The studio was on the eighth floor, but the newsroom was on the second, and the lift between the two was extremely unreliable.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Champion
Documentary filming
Himself - Interviewee
The Four Minute Mile
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself (as Chris Chataway)
This Week
1972-1992
TV Series
Himself
Question Time
1982
TV Series
Himself
Horizon
1967-1968
TV Series documentary
Himself - Commentator / Himself - Narrator
1964 General Election
1964
TV Special documentary
Himself
Panorama
1957-1959
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter / Himself - Reporter
ITV News
1955
TV Series
Reporter and Newsreader (1955)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
And Here Is the News...
2015
TV Movie documentary
Himself - ITV Newscaster, 1955-1956, Speaking in 1975 (as Sir Christopher Chataway)