Bruce Humber

Canadian sprinter Bruce Humber showed talent from a young age when he broke records in high school for the 100 and 220 yards. Humber attended the University of Washington where he set personal best records in both distances in 1935, with his time of 20.8 seconds in the 220 yards standing as a university record until 1981. His performances earned him a place on the Olympic team for the 1936 Berlin Games. He ran in both the 100 and 200 metres, reaching the semi-finals in the latter. Humber was also part of the quartet that finished fifth in the 4 × 100 metres relay. After World War II he turned to coaching, which saw him work with the track team for the 1950 British Empire Games in New Zealand. Under his leadership he coached Bill Parnell to gold in the mile. Two years later Humber also coached the Canadian track team at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. He was inducted into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1969.

Personal Bests: 100 – 10.5 (1936); 200 – 21.3y (1936).