John Cooper (hurdler), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Cooper (hurdler)
British athlete
Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1940
Place of Birth: Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 03-Mar-1974
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About John Cooper (hurdler)
- John Cooper (18 December 1940 – 3 March 1974) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. He competed for Great Britain in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the silver medal.
- He then joined with team mates Tim Graham, Adrian Metcalfe, and Robbie Brightwell in the 4 x 400 metres relay where they won the silver medal.
- Cooper also competed in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico serving as Great Britain's third-string athlete in this event, behind gold medallist David Hemery and bronze medallist John Sherwood. John Cooper originally went to school at Lutterworth Grammar School.
- He was killed in the Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crash near Paris, France on 3 March 1974.
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