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British sprinter (born 1938)

Alf Meakin
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Belgrade 4 × 100 m relay
Representing  England
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth 4 × 110 yd relay

Alfred F. "Alf" Meakin (born August 30, 1938) is a retired track and field athlete.

Athletics career

He represented Great Britain in the men's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

He won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 meters relay at the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, alongside Ron Jones, Berwyn Jones, and David Jones.

He represented England and won a gold medal in the 4 x 110 yards relay with Peter Radford, Len Carter and David Jones, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alf Meakin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  2. "Athletes and results: Alfred F. Meakin". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022.
  3. "1962 Athletes". Team England.

External links

Commonwealth Games champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay
4 x 110 yards
(1930–1966)
4 x 100 metres
(1970–present)


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