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Harry Lister

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Harry Kennith Lister
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born6 November 1915
Whitby District, England
Died2006 (aged 90)
Lincolnshire, England
Sport
ClubSalford AC

Harry Kenneth Lister (6 November 1915 – 2006) was a male athlete who competed for England.

Biography

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Lister represented England in the long jump at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]

In 1939, Lister medalled in the long jump event at the prestigious AAA Championships.[3]

Personal life

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He was a school teacher by trade and lived at Bromley Wood Lane, in Scunthorpe during 1938.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "1938 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 July 2024.