Peter Yates (athlete)

Peter Yates

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	15 June 1957 London, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin
Club	Blackheath Harriers
Medal record Athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton javelin

Peter Derek Yates (born 15 June 1957), is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Yates was educated at West London Institute of Higher Education and was a member of the Blackheath Harriers. He became the British javelin throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1978 AAA Championships. ^[1] Shortly afterwards Yates represented England and won a bronze medal in the javelin, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. ^[2]

Yates would podium four more times at the AAAs but was largely overshadowed by David Ottley who was Britain's leading javelin thrower at the time. ^[3]

Yates represented England in the javelin, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
2. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
4. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.