Derek Pugh
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Nationality | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 8 February 1926 Tooting, London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 2 May 2008 (aged 82) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derek Charles Pugh (8 February 1926 – 2 May 2008) was a British track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events.
Athletics career
He represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Tooting in London.[1]
Outside Olympic competition, he represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 relay at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3] He was a double champion for Great Britain at the 1950 European Athletics Championships, winning the 400 metres title and the 4×400 metres relay gold medal. He had previously won individual bronze and a relay silver at the 1946 European Athletics Championships. He also won a bronze medal in the relay with England at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1948 | Olympics | London, United Kingdom | 5th, Heat 4, Round 2 | 400 m | 48.8 |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Derek Pugh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
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- 1934: Adolf Metzner (GER)
- 1938: Godfrey Brown (GBR)
- 1946: Niels Holst-Sørensen (DEN)
- 1950: Derek Pugh (GBR)
- 1954: Ardalion Ignatyev (URS)
- 1958: John Wrighton (GBR)
- 1962: Robbie Brightwell (GBR)
- 1966: Stanisław Grędziński (POL)
- 1969: Jan Werner (POL)
- 1971: David Jenkins (GBR)
- 1974: Karl Honz (FRG)
- 1978: Franz-Peter Hofmeister (FRG)
- 1982: Hartmut Weber (FRG)
- 1986: Roger Black (GBR)
- 1990: Roger Black (GBR)
- 1994: Du'aine Ladejo (GBR)
- 1998: Iwan Thomas (GBR)
- 2002: Ingo Schultz (GER)
- 2006: Marc Raquil (FRA)
- 2010: Kevin Borlée (BEL)
- 2012: Pavel Maslák (CZE)
- 2014: Martyn Rooney (GBR)
- 2016: Martyn Rooney (GBR)
- 2018: Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)
- 2022: Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)
- 2024: Alexander Doom (BEL)
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