Dennis Tucker

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Dennis Tucker
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1928-05-31) 31 May 1928 (age 97)
Lambeth, London, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Javelin throw
Club Herne Hill Harriers

Dennis Edwin Tucker (31 May 1928), is a former javelin thrower who competed for England at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Tucker was a junior champion of Surrey and studied modern languages at Jesus College, Oxford. He was a member of Herne Hill Harriers and broke the javelin throw club record in March 1950, throwing 187 feet. [1]

After winning the javelin for Oxford at the 1950 annual varsity match he won the Herne Hill Harriers senior championships. [2] He enjoyed a successful 1952, becoming only the sixth British athlete to throw over 200 feet [3] and finishing third behind Michael Denley and Dick Miller at the 1952 AAA Championships, which meant that he only just missed out on Olympic selection for the 1952 Summer Olympics. [4] [5]

After Oxford, he took a teaching position at Caterham School [6] and was selected to represent the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, [7] [8] where finished fourth in the javelin throw event. [9]

At the 1955 AAA Championships he finished runner-up behind Romanian Dumitru Zamfir but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete, he was declared British champion. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Tucker Shatters Club Javelin Record" . Streatham News. 10 March 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 25 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "High Standard Athletics" . Norwood News. 5 May 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 25 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Relay Fiasco Film Aids Games Hopes" . Sunday Mirror. 11 May 1952. p. 18. Retrieved 25 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Results" . The Scotsman. 23 June 1952. p. 7. Retrieved 28 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Half-mile ambition" . Croydon Times. 4 June 1954. p. 12. Retrieved 28 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "England pick strong team for Empire Games" . Halifax Evening Courier. 22 June 1954. Retrieved 18 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 September 2025.


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