Eric Cleaver

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Eric Cleaver
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1927-06-15)15 June 1927
Southampton, England
Died15 March 2021(2021-03-15) (aged 93)
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
discus throw
ClubArmy AC
London AC

Eric Alfred Ratfyn Cleaver (15 June 1927 – 15 March 2021) was an English discus thrower.

Biography

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Cleaver finished third behind Mark Pharaoh in the discus throw event at the 1956 AAA Championships.[1]

Cleaver was selected for the England athletics team[2] in the discus at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3][4]

Cleaver finished second and third respectively behind Mike Lindsay at the 1959 AAA Championships[5] and 1960 AAA Championships.[6]

Cleaver also competed in the 1962 European Athletics Championships and served in the Royal Army Physical Training Corps.[7]

Cleaver died on 15 March 2021, at the age of 93.[8]

References

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