Alan Lerwill
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 November 1946 Portsmouth, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 February 2021 (aged 74) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | long jump / triple jump | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Queens Park Harriers Enfield Harriers | |||||||||||||||||
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Alan Leslie Lerwill (15 November 1946 – 6 February 2021)[1] was a male British international long jumper who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
[edit]At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Lerwill represented Great Britain in the long jump event.[3]
Lerwill finished second behind Lynn Davies in the long jump event at the 1969 AAA Championships[4][5] before he became the British long jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1970 AAA Championships.[6] Shortly afterwards he represented England at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland and won a bronze medal in the long jump. He also competed in the triple jump at the games.[7]
Lerwill won the AAA title at the 1972 AAA Championships and later that year at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, he represented Great Britain in the long jump again, finishing seventh.[3][8] He set a British high jump record of 2.10m in 1973.[8]
Lerwill won another AAA title in 1974[9] before representing England at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, where he won the gold medal.[10][11][12]
He won his fourth and final AAA title at the 1975 AAA Championships.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alan Lerwill: 1946-2021". EnglandAthletics.org.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alan Lerwill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Shock victory by Irish middle-distance man". Hull Daily Mail. 2 August 1969. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "White City results". The People. 3 August 1969. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Edinburgh 1970 Team". Team England. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Alan Lerwill - 1974 Commonwealth Games Long Jump Champion. - Great Britain". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Christchurch 1974 Team". Team England. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
External links
[edit]Commonwealth Games champions in men's long jump | |
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World University Games champions in men's long jump | |
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- 1946 births
- 2021 deaths
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes from Portsmouth
- English male long jumpers
- British male long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade
- Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games