Martin John Winbolt-Lewis (born 14 November 1946) is a British former sprinter who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1946 Haslemere, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprinting/400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cambridge University AC Achilles Club London AC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editWinbolt-Lewis studied at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.[2]
Winbolt-Lewis represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 440 yards relay, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[3]
Winbolt-Lewis became the British 440 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1968 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
Later that year at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he represented Great Britain in the men's 400 metres.[7]
Two years later he represented England again and competed in the 800 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[8][9][10]
References
edit- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martin Winbolt-Lewis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ "Athletics Freshman gets fine treble". Birmingham Daily Post. 9 November 1966. Retrieved 10 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Kingston 1966 Team". Team England. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ "White City results". The People. 14 July 1968. Retrieved 10 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
External links
edit- Martin Winbolt-Lewis at World Athletics
- Martin Winbolt-Lewis at Olympics.com
- Martin Winbolt-Lewis at Olympedia
- Martin Winbolt-Lewis at InterSportStats
