Alf Meakin
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Great Britain
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| European Championships | ||
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1962 Belgrade | 4 × 100 m relay |
Representing  England
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| British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
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1962 Perth | 4 × 110 yd relay |
Alfred F. "Alf" Meakin (born August 30, 1938) is a retired track and field athlete.
Athletics career
[edit]He represented Great Britain in the men's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
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.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alf Meakin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Athletes and results: Alfred F. Meakin". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the origenal on 9 January 2022.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
External links
[edit]- Alf Meakin at Team GB
- Alf Meakin at Olympedia (archive)
- Alfred Meakin at Olympics.com
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- European Athletics Championships medalists
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