Alf Meakin Explained

Alfred F. "Alf" Meakin (born August 30, 1938) is a retired track and field athlete.

Athletics career

He represented Great Britain in the men's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[1]

He won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 meters relay at the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, alongside Ron Jones, Berwyn Jones, and David Jones.

He represented England and won a gold medal in the 4 x 110 yards relay with Peter Radford, Len Carter and David Jones, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.^{[2] [3]}

References

• British Olympic Committee

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/alf-meakin-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011334/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/alf-meakin-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 14 May 2012.
2. Web site: Athletes and results: Alfred F. Meakin . Commonwealth Games Federation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220109094609/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/35627 . 9 January 2022.
3. Web site: 1962 Athletes . Team England.