John Howell (athlete)

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John Howell

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1936-04-10) 10 April 1936 (age 89) [1] London, England [1]
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [1]
Weight	201 lb (91 kg) [1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Club	Herne Hill Harriers

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

Biography

Howell was born in London, England and was a member of the Herne Hill Harriers. ^[2]

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. ^[2]

Howell finished second behind John Oladitan in the long jump event at the 1961 AAA Championships ^[3] and second behind Jorma Valkama at the 1962 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete he was considered the British long jump champion. ^{[4] [5]}

Shortly afterwards 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). ^[6] and 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). ^[7] At the same meet, Howell finished 11th in the triple jump with a leap of 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) ^[8] and was also due to compete in the high jump but pulled out to focus on the other events. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

References

1. "Profile of John Howell". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
2. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
3. "White City details" . Daily Express. 15 July 1961. Retrieved 5 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
5. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
6. Our Athletics Correspondent (15 September 1962). "Medals of every colour for British athletes". The Times . London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 3.{{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
11. "1962 Athletes". Team England.