John Andrew Savidge (18 December 1924 – 26 December 1979) was a British track and field athlete who specialised in the shot put.
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| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 December 1924 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 December 1979 (aged 55) | ||||||||||||||
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Athletics career edit
He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] and finished in sixth place. He was born in Nottingham.
Savidge represented England at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and won the shot put title with a games record mark of 16.77 m (55 ft 0 in). He was England's first ever champion in the event.[2] He also competed at the European Athletics Championships for Great Britain in 1950 and 1954.[3][4]
He won the shot put at the AAA Championships for three consecutive years (1952–54).[5]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Savidge". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ Commonwealth Games medalists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-25.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1945-1959. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-25.
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