John Morgan (sprinter)

John Morgan

Personal information
Nationality	British (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. 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.