Alan Drayton
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | September 1951 (age 74) Winchester, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | decathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Southampton and Eastleigh AAC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alan Walter Drayton (born September 1951), is a male former athlete who competed for England.
A section of the B3037, running between Eastleigh and Fair Oak in Hampshire, United Kingdom, was named "Alan Drayton Way" in recognition of his athletic achievements.[citation needed]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Drayton, born in Winchester, Hampshire, England, finished second behind Mike Corden in the decathlon event at the 1974 AAA Championships.[1]
He became the British decathlon champion after winning the British AAA Championships at the 1978 AAA Championships.[2] Shortly afterwards he represented England and won a bronze medal in the decathlon, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada.[3][4]
References
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Categories:
- 1951 births
- English men athletes
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Living people
- English men decathletes
- Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Winchester
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics
- English athletics biography stubs