John Howell (athlete)

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John Howell
Personal information
Full nameJohn David Howell
Nationality British
Born (1936-04-10) 10 April 1936 (age 87) [1]
London, England [1]
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [1]
Weight201 lb (91 kg) [1]
Sport
Country Great Britain
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long jump

John David Howell (born 10 April 1936) is a former British long jumper.

Athletics career

Howell was born in London, England. He first competed internationally at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Representing Great Britain, he finished in 27th place in the qualifying round of the long jump event with a jump of 7.19 metres. Two years later at the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Howell finished seventh in the final of the long jump with a leap of 24 ft 3+1⁄2 in (7.40 m). [2]

Two months later representing England, Howell finished in eighth place in the long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia with a jump of 24 ft 2+3⁄4 in (7.39 m). [3] At the same meet, Howell finished 11th in the triple jump with a leap of 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) [4] and was also due to compete in the high jump but pulled out to focus on the other events. [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Profile of John Howell". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Our Athletics Correspondent (15 September 1962). "Medals of every colour for British athletes". The Times . London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 3.
  3. ↑ "Results of the men's long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Results of the men's triple jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Results of the men's high jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ↑ "1962 Athletes". Team England.


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