Dave Wilson (high jumper)

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Dave Wilson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1938-04-08) 8 April 1938 (age 87)
London, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
high jump
ClubHercules AC

Dave Wilson is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Wilson finished second behind Oladipo Okuwobi in the high jump event at the 1957 AAA Championships [1] and by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British high jump champion. [2] [3]

He represented the England athletics team [4] in the high jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "AAA Championship results" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 14 July 1957. Retrieved 1 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "England's Team" . Lincolnshire Echo. 23 June 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
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