Laurie Hall

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Laurie Hall
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Bornc.1938 [1]
Pontypridd, Wales
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Hammer throw
Club Thames Valley Harriers

Lawrence Marshall Hall (born c.1938) is a former track and field athlete from Wales, who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Hall was a member of the Thames Valley Harriers [2] and won the hammer throw event at the 1958 AAA Welsh championships, [3] in addition to the inter-counties title. [4]

He represented the 1958 Welsh team [5] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [6] where he participated in one event; [7] the hammer throw. [8]

He went to a second Commonwealth Games, representing the 1962 Welsh team [9] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, [10] where he participated in two events; the hammer throw and the Shot put. [11]

Hall went on to win eight consecutive Welsh titles from 1960 to 1967 [12] and set a Welsh record in 1961, throwing 181 feet 4.5 inches. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "They wear the Red Dragon" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "A.A.A. Results" . Western Mail. 23 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Athletics Team" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 33. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Britain's sprint hope in two Games events" . Derby Daily Telegraph. 25 June 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "British Empire and Commonwealth Games". Rugby Relics. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  8. ↑ Newham, C. E. (1958). The Official History of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Organising Committee of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
  9. ↑ "Welsh team for Empire Games" . Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 16 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "The Family Affair" . Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "Welsh Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Welsh Record For Hall" . Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 3 June 1961. p. 13. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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