Richard Dodd (triple jumper)

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Richard Dodd
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Bornc.1934 [1]
Wrexham, Wales
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Triple Jump
ClubLoughborough College Athletics Club

Richard Dodd (born c.1934) is a former track and field athlete from Wales, who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Dodd was educated at Ruabon Grammar School and Loughborough University and was the Welsh Secondary Schools' champion for three consecutive years from 1951 to 1953. [2]

He was a member of the Loughborough College Athletics Club [3] and won the hop, step and jump (triple jump) event at the 1958 AAA Welsh championships. [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 triple jump event. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Athletics Team" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 33. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "They wear the Red Dragon" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 22 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "A.A.A. Results" . Western Mail. 23 June 1958. p. 9. 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.


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