Clive Longe
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 23 February 1939 British Guiana |
| Died | 27 December 1986 (aged 47) Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Decathlon |
Clive Citrine Olaf Longe (23 February 1939 – 27 December 1986) was a British athlete and caoch. He represented the United Kingdom in the men's decathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he placed 13th. He was inducted into the Welsh Athletics hall of fame in 2024.
Early life
[edit]Clive Longe was born on 23 February, 1939 in British Guiana.[1] He attended Loughborough University.[2] He served for the British Royal Air Force.[1]
Career
[edit]When Longe lived in Guyana, he was a basketball player. When both him and decathlete Hywel Williams were stationed at RAF St. Athan, he began to compete in athletics. During his career in athletics, Longe held records for discus, pole vault, and decathlon in Wales, the latter of which he held the records for the entirety of Britain. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he placed 13th. Competing for Wales, he won a silver medal in the decathlon at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[1]
After retiring from athletics, Longe served as the national athletics coach for Bermuda.[1]
Longe was inducted into the Welsh Athletics hall of fame posthumously in 2024.[3]
Death
[edit]On Christmas Eve 1986, he strangled his estranged girlfriend to death, before killing himself two days later. He was believed to suffer from depression after she broke up with him.[4][1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Olympedia – Clive Longe". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ Birmingham Daily Post Tuesday 6 August 1968, page 34
- ^ a b "Clive Longe - Welsh Athletics". www.welshathletics.org. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "December 31, 1986". Los Angeles Times. 31 December 1986. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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