Jack Winfield
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 October 1907 Stanley Common, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 1991 (aged 83) England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | long-distance | ||||||||||||||
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John William Winfield (27 October 1907 – January 1991) was an English long-distance runner who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.[1][2]
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[edit]Winfield was born in Stanley Common. Shortly before the 1930 British Empire Games in Canada, Winfield became the national 10 miles champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1930 AAA Championships.[3][4]
At 1930 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the 3 miles event. In the 6 miles competition he finished seventh.[1] The following year he successfully retained his 10 mile title at the 1931 AAA Championships.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hamilton 1930 Team". Team England. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Jack Winfield - He just kept running". Bygone Derbyshire. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Marathon race won by Scotsman". Daily Herald. 5 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Three new native records". Daily News (London). 7 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Athletics records may be smashed today". Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Few AAA titles go abroad". Daily Herald. 6 July 1931. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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