Joseph Heath (athlete)

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J. C. W. Heath
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Bornc.1915
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventJavelin /Discus
Club Birchfield Harriers

J. C. W. Heath (c.1915) was a male athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Heath was a member of the Birchfield Harriers club. [1] and was the 1932 AAA junior champion. [2]

He represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games [3] in London, where he competed in the javelin throw event. [4] [5]

In addition to being a javelin thrower, he competed in the discus throw and was the 1934 Midland Counties AAA Champion in the latter. [6]

In 1935 he was announced as a candidate for the 1936 Summer Olympics. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Track Stats - Stanley Wilson". Nuts.
  2. ↑ "BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1919-1939". GBR Athletics.
  3. ↑ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ↑ "Midland Athletics Champions" . Daily News (London). 25 June 1934. Retrieved 7 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "The Candidates" . Gloucestershire Echo. 28 December 1935. Retrieved 7 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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