Martin Winbolt-Lewis

Martin Winbolt-Lewis

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1946-11-14) 14 November 1946 (age 78) Haslemere, England
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting/400 metres
Club	Cambridge University AC Achilles Club London AC
Medal record Athletics Representing   England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston 4 x 440y relay

Martin John Winbolt-Lewis (born 14 November 1946) is a British former sprinter who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Winbolt-Lewis studied at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. ^[2]

Winbolt-Lewis represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 440 yards relay, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. ^[3]

Winbolt-Lewis became the British 440 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1968 AAA Championships. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Later that year at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he represented Great Britain in the men's 400 metres. ^[7]

Two years later he represented England again and competed in the 800 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martin Winbolt-Lewis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
2. "Athletics Freshman gets fine treble" . Birmingham Daily Post. 9 November 1966. Retrieved 10 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Kingston 1966 Team". Team England. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
4. "White City results" . The People. 14 July 1968. Retrieved 10 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
6. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
7. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
8. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
9. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
10. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.