Alf Meakin

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Alf Meakin
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1962 Belgrade 4 × 100 m relay
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1962 Perth 4 × 110 yd relay

Alfred F. "Alf" Meakin (born August 30, 1938) is a retired track and field athlete.

Athletics career

He represented Great Britain in the men's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [1]

He won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 meters relay at the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, alongside Ron Jones, Berwyn Jones, and David Jones.

He represented England and won a gold medal in the 4 x 110 yards relay with Peter Radford, Len Carter and David Jones, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alf Meakin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1962 Athletes". Team England.