About John Cooper (hurdler)
John Hugh Cooper (18 December 1940 – 3 March 1974) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles and competed at two Olympic Games. 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 teammates 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.
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