Autographs of Chris Brasher
Christopher William Brasher CBE (21 August 1928 – 28 February 2003) was a British track and field athlete, sports journalist and co-founder of the London Marathon. More about Chris Brasher
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Born in Georgetown, British Guiana, Brasher went to Rugby School and then St John's College, Cambridge, where he read geology. He was a keen mountaineer, and as a student was President of the Cambridge University Mountaineering Club, and in 1948 led an expedition to Baffin Island with W A Deer.
On 6 May 1954, he acted as pacemaker for Roger Bannister when the latter ran the first sub-four-minute mile at Iffley Road Stadium in Oxford. Brasher paced Bannister for the first two laps, while his friend Chris Chataway paced the third. Two years later, at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Brasher finished first in the 3,000 metres steeplechase with a time of 8 minutes 41.2 seconds, but was disqualified for allegedly interfering with another runner, Ernst Larsen of Norway. The following day, after an investigation, he was reinstated as gold medallist. Brasher had been celebrating for several hours before the delayed medal ceremony, and later claimed to have been “the only Olympic champion to be totally and absolutely slaughtered when he received a medal”. Read even more about Chris Brasher at Wikipedia
On 6 May 1954, he acted as pacemaker for Roger Bannister when the latter ran the first sub-four-minute mile at Iffley Road Stadium in Oxford. Brasher paced Bannister for the first two laps, while his friend Chris Chataway paced the third. Two years later, at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Brasher finished first in the 3,000 metres steeplechase with a time of 8 minutes 41.2 seconds, but was disqualified for allegedly interfering with another runner, Ernst Larsen of Norway. The following day, after an investigation, he was reinstated as gold medallist. Brasher had been celebrating for several hours before the delayed medal ceremony, and later claimed to have been “the only Olympic champion to be totally and absolutely slaughtered when he received a medal”. Read even more about Chris Brasher at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Chris Brasher
In total, we tracked 42 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Chris Brasher (4 MINUTE MILE SIGNED ROGER BANNISTER CHRIS CHATAWAY AND CHRIS BRASHER) was sold in March 2018 for £99.00 while the cheapest item (CHRIS BRASHER - LATE GREAT RUNNER INVOLVED IN BREAKING 4 MIN MILE - SIGNED PAGE) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2013. The month with the most items sold (3) was August 2013 with an average selling price of £12.50 for an autographed item of Chris Brasher. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2018 with £99.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.99 was December 2013. In average, an autographed item from Chris Brasher is worth £12.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Chris Brasher were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1950's ATHLETES HAND-SIGNED ALBUM PAGES - CHRIS BRASHER, MICK BARRETT etc | £2.99 | |
| 1981 1st London Marathon official souvenir signed Chris Brasher, race director | £15.00 | |
| 4 MINUTE MILE SIGNED ROGER BANNISTER CHRIS BRASHER AND CHRIS CHATAWAY COA | £50.00 | |
| 4 MINUTE MILE SIGNED ROGER BANNISTER CHRIS BRASHER AND CHRIS CHATAWAY COA | £37.80 | |
| 4 MINUTE MILE SIGNED ROGER BANNISTER CHRIS CHATAWAY AND CHRIS BRASHER | £99.00 | |
| Chris Brasher - Athletics - 4 Minute Mile - Original Early Signed Photo | £4.99 | |
| Chris Brasher CBE Olympic Athelete Signed 1996 Stamp Cover Ltd Ed. No. 5 of 10 | £6.50 | |
| CHRIS BRASHER Genuine Handsigned Signature on Personal Notepaper. | £7.99 | |
| Chris Brasher hand-signed First Day Cover Inaugural London Marathon 1981 | £24.95 | |
| Chris Brasher signed official cover marking the first London Marathon 1981 | £12.50 | |
| Chris Brasher – Athletics – Four Minute Mile – Authentic Signature | £9.99 | |
| ROGER BANNISTER & CHRIS BRASHER - Signed Large Album Page - SPORT - ATHLETICS | £10.00 | |
| Roger Bannister & Chris Chataway & Chris Brasher Signed FDC & Ltd Edition | £24.89 | |
| ROGER BANNISTER CHRIS BRASHER CHRIS CHATTAWAY 1ST 4 MINUTE MILE HAND SIGNED FDC | £17.89 | |
| UNIQUE SIGNED STAMP CARD SIGNED By CHRIS BRASHER 4 MINUTE MILE OLYMPIC GAMES | £5.50 | |