Alf Meakin
British sprinter (born 1938)
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![]() | 1962 Belgrade | 4 × 100 m relay |
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![]() | 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]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Athletes and results: Alfred F. Meakin". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- British Olympic Committee[dead link]
External links
- Alf Meakin at Team GB
- Alf Meakin at Olympedia
- Alfred Meakin at Olympics.com
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay
(1930–1966)
- 1930:
Miller, Brown, Adams, Fitzpatrick (CAN)
- 1934:
Davis, Saunders, Rangeley, Sweeney (ENG)
- 1938:
Brown, Haley, Loaring, O'Connor (CAN)
- 1950:
Gordon, Johnson, Treloar, De Gruchy (AUS)
- 1954:
Springbett, Stonehouse, Nelson, McFarlane (CAN)
- 1958:
Radford, Sandstrom, Segal, Breacker (ENG)
- 1962:
Radford, Carter, Meakin, Jones (ENG)
- 1966:
E. Addy, Mends, J. Addy, Allotey (GHA)
(1970–present)
- 1970:
Stewart, Miller, Lawson, Quarrie (JAM)
- 1974:
Lewis, D'Arcy, Ratcliffe, Haskell (AUS)
- 1978:
Jenkins, Wells, Sharp, McMaster (SCO)
- 1982:
Adegbehingbe, Adeyanju, Oyeledun, Eseme (NGR)
- 1986:
McKoy, Mahorn, Williams, Johnson (CAN)
- 1990:
Callender, Regis, Adam, Christie (ENG)
- 1994:
Bailey,Gilbert, Chambers, Surin (CAN)
- 1998:
Chambers, Devonish, Golding, Campbell (ENG)
- 2002:
Gardener, Devonish, Condon, Campbell (ENG)
- 2006:
Frater, Waugh, Williams, Powell (JAM)
- 2010:
Scott, Baptiste, Devonish, Lewis-Francis (ENG)
- 2014:
Livermore, Bailey-Cole, Ashmeade, Bolt (JAM)
- 2018:
Arthur, Hughes, Kilty, Aikines-Aryeetey (ENG)
- 2022:
Efoloko, Hughes, Mitchell-Blake, Edoburun (ENG)
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