Alf Meakin
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 August 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Men's athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 10.4 (1963) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfred F. Meakin (born August 30, 1938) is a retired track and field athlete and rugby league footballer.
Athletics career
[edit | edit source]He represented Great Britain in the men's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2]
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.[3][4]
Rugby league career
[edit | edit source]After the 1964 Olympics, Meakin began playing rugby league. He made one appearance for Leeds as a triallist before later joining Blackpool Borough.[5][6]
References
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External links
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- 1938 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Swinton, Greater Manchester
- English men sprinters
- British men sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Members of Thames Valley Harriers
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
- English rugby league players
- Rugby league wingers
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Blackpool Borough players
- English sprinter stubs