Alf Watson

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Alf Watson (actually Alfred Joseph Watson; born May 26, 1907 , † August 23, 1992 ) was an Australian hurdler and sprinter .

At the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 and in Berlin in 1936 , he was eliminated in the 110 m hurdles and 400 m hurdles in the preliminary run.

In 1938 he finished fourth over 440 yard hurdles at the British Empire Games in Sydney and won bronze in the 4-by-110-yard relay.

He was twice Australian champion over 120 yard hurdles (1930, 1932) and 440 yard hurdles (1930, 1936). In 1926 he became Australasian Champion over the 440 yard hurdles.

Personal bests

  • 120 yards hurdles: 14.8 s, 1936
  • 440 yard hurdles: 43.9 s, February 29, 1936, Melbourne (corresponds to 43.6 s over 400 m hurdles)

Web links

  • Alf Watson in the database of Athletics Australia (English)
  • Alf Watson in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
  • Alf Watson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME Watson, Alf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Watson, Alfred Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION australian hurdler and sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1907
DATE OF DEATH 23rd August 1992