# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/adrian-metcalfe
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:09:38.511Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/adrian-metcalfe"
name: "Adrian Metcalfe"
slug: "adrian-metcalfe"
description: "Adrian Peter Metcalfe was a British athlete and broadcaster. He set a UK record for the 400m in 1961 and won silver relay medals at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, the 1962 European Athletics Championships and the 1964 Summer Olympics. He moved into broadcasting, first as a commentator, then as head of sport at Channel 4 and then at Eurosport. He held roles at the International Olympic Committee and International Association of Athletics Federations and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to sport in 2001."
tagline: "British sprinter (1942–2021)"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
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  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1942-03-02"
deathDate: "2021-07-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           14.406264
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump