Leigh Atkinson

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Leigh Atkinson
Personal information
Born (1958-06-10) 10 June 1958 (age 67)
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming

Leigh Atkinson (born 10 June 1958) is a Welsh former swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke at the 1980 Summer Olympics. [1] Leigh also competed for Wales at the 1978 Commonwealth Games held in Edmonton, Canada and at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. On retirement from competing Leigh became the Welsh National Coach, taking the Welsh Team to the Commonwealth Games in Auckland, NZ in 1990.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leigh Atkinson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2017.


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