John Morgan (sprinter)

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John Morgan
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NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Sprints
Club Thames Valley Harriers

John Edward Price Morgan is a former Welsh track and field athlete who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Morgan was a member of the Thames Valley Harriers and during 1958 became the Middlesex champion and ran 9.9 secs. [1]

As a late entry, he starred in the AAA versus Cambridge University meeting in May 1958, defeating Roy Sandstrom in the 100 yards. [2] He was also selected for Wales in an international match against Nigeria in June 1958. [3] He competed at the 1958 AAA Championships at the White City Stadium, finishing second in his heat. [4]

He represented the Welsh team [5] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the men's 100 yards event [6] and helped Wales secure a fifth place finish in the final of the men's 4 × 110 yards relay [7] with Ron Jones, Nick Whitehead and Dewi Roberts. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "J.E.P. Morgan" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 12 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Radford equals a record" . Western Mail. 14 May 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 12 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Team to oppose the Nigerians" . Liverpool Daily Post. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 12 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships" . Nottingham Guardian. 12 July 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 12 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "The teams" . Western Mail. 26 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 12 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Despite failures Welsh records did fall" . Western Mail. 26 July 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 12 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Wales make change in men's relay order" . Western Mail. 16 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 12 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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