Anthony Chivers (athlete)

{{Short description|Athlete who competed for England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use British English|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Anthony Chivers | image = | image_size =  | caption = | nationality = British (English) | birth_date = April 1920 | birth_place = Writhlington, Somerset, England | death_date = 3 May 2015 | death_place = Hampshire, England | sport = Athletics | event = long-distance | height = | weight = | club = Reading AC | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }} {{MedalCompetition|British Empire Games}} {{MedalBronze| 1950 Auckland|3 miles}} }}

'''Anthony Hugh Chivers''' (April 1920 – 3 May 2015) was a male athlete who competed for England at the Commonwealth Games.

== Biography == Chivers became the British 6 miles champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1947 AAA Championships.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003214/19470719/076/0004 |title=Great run follows air-taxi dash |work=Daily News (London) |date=19 July 1947 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=9 April 2025}}</ref> At the 1949 AAA Championships Chivers finished second behind John Joe Barry.<ref>{{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=9 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=9 April 2025}}</ref>

Chivers represented England and won a bronze medal in the 3 miles at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand. He also competed in the 6 miles race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/37105|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1950/athletes|title=1950 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}</ref>

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