Tony Wadhams

Tony Wadhams

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	16 May 1944 Tonbridge, Kent, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	triple jump
Club	Blackheath Harriers

Anthony Edward Wadhams (born 16 May 1944), is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Wadhams became the British triple jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1969 AAA Championships. ^[1] Wadhams was ranked as the English number one triple jumper and was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1969 European Athletics Championships in Athens.

Wadhans finished runner-up to Japanese athlete Yukito Muraki at the 1970 AAA Championships ^[2] before he represented England in the triple jump, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Wadhams won two more AAA titles at the 1971 AAA Championships and the 1973 AAA Championships. ^[6]

References

1. "White City results" . The People. 3 August 1969. Retrieved 15 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
3. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
4. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 May 2025.