Eugene Gilkes

Eugene Gilkes

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1962-03-05) 5 March 1962 (age 63)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Decathlon
Medal record Athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland decathlon

Eugene Albert Emery Gilkes (born 5 March 1962), is a male former athlete who competed for England. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Gilkes represented England in the decathlon event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^{[3] [4]} Four years later he represented England and won a bronze medal, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Gilkes became the British decathlon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1988 AAA Championships. ^{[8] [9]}

And during the sixth series of Gladiators (1997), he served as "Official Timekeeper" to Referee John Anderson.

References

1. "Profile". European Athletics.
2. "IAAF Profile". IAAF.
3. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
4. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
5. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
6. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
8. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
9. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

External links

• Eugene Gilkes at World Athletics