a Bencher in 1955. First elected to the Bar Council in 1958, he was President from 1961 to 1964. He was appointed QC in 1964, and was made Recorder of Lincoln in the same year. He was a Governor of Highgate School from 1939 to 1975. He was Chairman of the Universities Athletic Union from 1928 to 1936, Honorary Secretary of the Amateur Athletic Association from 1931 to 1938, a Council member of the British Olympic Association in 1928–38 and an IAAF representative in 1931–40. Prior to the making of the film Chariots of Fire, Lowe's support was sought, but declined. In consequence, the fictional character of Lindsay was created in his stead. References Sources Quercentani, Roberto & Kok, Nejat (1992): Wizards of the Middle Distances: A history of the 800 metres Watman, Mel (1981): Encyclopedia of Track and Field Athletics Peter Matthews & Ian Buchanan (1995): All-Time Greats of British & Irish Sport Wallechinsky, David (2000): The Complete Book of the Olympics Lowe, DGA and Porritt, AE (Longmans Green, 1929) : Athletics Lowe, DGA (Pitman, 1936): Track and Field Athletics 1902 births 1981 deaths English male middle-distance runners Sportspeople from Manchester Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge People educated at Highgate School English Olympic medallists Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain English barristers 20th-century English judges Members of the Inner Temple Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century British lawyers Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Recorder (judge)