Clive Roberts (javelin thrower)

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Clive Roberts
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NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Javelin throw
ClubSwansea AC

John Clive Roberts is a former Welsh athlete who specialised in the javelin throw and appeared at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Roberts attended Swanea Grammar School [1] and set a new javelin record of 158 ft 9in at the 1951 Welsh AAA Youth Championships. [2] He was a member of the Swansea Athletics Club. [3]

In May 1956, after competing in the Maindy Stadium meeting [4] he was duly selected for the Welsh athletics team for the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, [5] where he participated in the javelin throw event. [6]

Roberts threw over 202 feet in 1958. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Welsh athletes" . South Wales Echo. 29 May 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 27 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Javelin record" . Western Mail. 13 August 1951. p. 5. Retrieved 27 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "John Disley's mile win stole the show" . Western Mail. 10 May 1954. p. 10. Retrieved 27 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Stars in Teams for Cardiff meeting" . Western Mail. 5 May 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Empire Games candidates chosen" . Western Mail. 23 April 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Wales Vancouver 1954". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Inside Evens" . Western Mail. 13 May 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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