title: John Kirkbride (athlete)
text: # John Kirkbride (athlete)
  
  John Christopher Kirkbride (born 24 March 1947) is a retired British international middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
  
  He also represented England in the 1,500 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Four years later he competed once again in the 1,500 metres at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.
  
  