# Alan Lillington
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{{Short description|British sprinter (born 1932)}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Alan Lillington
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| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1932|9|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = South Shields, England
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| sport = [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)
| event = Sprinting
| club = Durham University AC
Elswick Harriers
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'''Alan William Lillington''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born 4 September 1932) is a British [sprinter](/source/sprint_(running)) who competed at the [1952 Summer Olympics](/source/1952_Summer_Olympics).[{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/alan-lillington-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011543/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/alan-lillington-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Alan Lillington |accessdate=9 June 2017}}]
== Biography ==
Lillington attended [Heaton Grammar School](/source/Jesmond_Park_Academy)[''Daily Mirror'' Monday 23 July 1951, page 1] and studied medicine at [Durham University](/source/Durham_University).[{{cite web |title=Alan Lillington |url=http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69248 |website=[Olympedia](/source/Olympedia) |publisher=[OlyMADmen](/source/OlyMADmen)|access-date=28 July 2021}}]
Lillington finished second behind [McDonald Bailey](/source/McDonald_Bailey) in the 100 metres event at the [1952 AAA Championships](/source/1952_AAA_Championships).[{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19520623/190/0007 |title=Results |work=The Scotsman |date=23 June 1952 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=21 April 2025}}][{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000272/19520621/008/0008 |title=AAA walk record by Hardy |work=Manchester Evening News |date=21 June 1952 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 April 2025}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=21 April 2025}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=21 April 2025}}] Shortly afterwards he represented the [Great Britain team](/source/Great_Britain_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics) at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where he participated in the [men's 100 metres](/source/Athletics_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres).[
Lillington represented [England](/source/England_at_the_1954_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games)][{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003295/19540622/094/0005 |title=England pick strong team for Empire Games |work=Halifax Evening Courier |date=22 June 1954 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=18 September 2025}}] in the sprint disciplines at the [1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games](/source/1954_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games) in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), Canada.[{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/35635|title=Alan William Lillington|website=TheCGF.com|publisher=[Commonwealth Games Federation](/source/Commonwealth_Games_Federation)|access-date=22 July 2019|archive-date=14 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414221255/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/35635|url-status=dead}}]
He later became a consultant paediatrician in [Sunderland](/source/Sunderland%2C_Tyne_and_Wear) and was awarded the [MBE](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) IN 1995.[{{cite web |title=Heaton Olympians |url=https://heatonhistorygroup.org/2021/06/29/heaton-olympians/ |website=Heaton History Group |access-date=28 July 2021 |language=en |date=29 June 2021}}] He is the father of former rugby player [Peter Lillington](/source/Peter_Lillington).