John Newman (athlete)
John Newman ( John Lunn "Jack" Newman; born November 12, 1916 in Rochester , Kent , † February 14, 1974 in Burgess Hill ) was a British high jumper .
At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, he was eliminated from qualification. In 1938 he finished fifth for England at the British Empire Games in Sydney .
He was twice English champion outdoors (1937, 1939) and three times indoors (1936, 1937, 1939). He set his personal best of 1.93 on June 19, 1943 in Newquay .
Web links
- John Newman in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
- John Newman in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Newman, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Newman, John Lunn; Newman, Jack |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British high jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rochester , Kent |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1974 |
| Place of death | Burgess Hill |