Howard Davies (sprinter)

Howard Davies

Personal information
Nationality	British (Welsh)
Born	(1944-08-05) 5 August 1944 (age 80) Newport, Wales
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints/400 metres
Club	Newport Harriers

Howard Grenville Davies (born 5 August 1944) is a British former sprinter who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Davies finished second behind Tim Graham in the 440 yards event at the 1967 AAA Championships ^{[2] [3]} and second behind Martin Winbolt Lewis in the 440 yards event at the 1968 AAA Championships ^{[4] [5]}

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he represented Great Britain in the men's 400 metres competition. ^[6]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Howard Davies Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
2. "White City results" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 16 July 1967. Retrieved 10 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "British hopes take a beating as German ace turns on the heat" . Daily Mirror. 15 July 1967. Retrieved 10 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
5. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
6. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

External links

• Howard Davies at Olympedia