Arthur Lewis (shot putter)

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Arthur Lewis
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Shot put
ClubExeter Harriers

Arthur William Lewis was a British athlete, who competed for Wales at the 1934 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Lewis attended the Crediton Grammar School and was a member of the Exeter Harriers Athletics Club. [1] At the 1934 Welsh national championships, held in Newport, he won the putting the weight (shot put) title. [2]

He represented Wales at the 1934 British Empire Games [3] in one athletic events; [4] the shot put event. [5]

In 1935 [6] and 1936 he retained his Welsh national shot put title. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Devonians Do Well" . Western Morning News. 3 July 1934. p. 11. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Welsh Sprinter's Feat" . Daily Mirror. 2 July 1934. p. 28. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "The Welsh Team" . South Wales Daily Post. 3 July 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Wales London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "England Leads in Empire Games" . The Scotsman. 7 August 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Two New Welsh Records" . Western Mail. 1 July 1935. p. 5. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Two New Welsh Records" . South Wales Gazette. 7 August 1936. p. 4. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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