Ted Buswell

{{short description|British middle-distance runner}}

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| club = Great Yarmouth AC

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Edward Dean Campbell Buswell (born 16 June 1933) is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Buswell was born in Islington, London but was a member of Great Yarmouth AC. Buswell finished third behind Ron Delany in the 880 yards event at the 1957 AAA Championships.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19570714/248/0014 |title=AAA Championship results |work=Weekly Dispatch (London) |date=14 July 1957 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=1 May 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=1 May 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=1 May 2025}}

He represented England in the 880 yards at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/38272|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/cardiff-1958/athletes|title=1958 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}

Personal life

He married Olympic swimmer Anne Morton in Blackpool during 1959. Their son Murray Buswell competed in the Aquatics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/47107 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=1 May 2025}}

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