Graham Hamlyn

Graham Hamlyn
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
BornQ1. 1947[1]
Thanet, Kent, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Triple jump
ClubBlackheath Harriers

Graham Hamlyn (born 1947) is a former international athlete who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Hamlyn from Broadstairs, attended Dane Court Grammar School.[2] He was a member of the Blackheath Harriers and specialised in the triple jump[3] and represented England and Great Britain at international level.[4]

Hamlyn finished third at the AAA Championships,[5][6] behind Șerban Ciochină and Fred Alsop at the 1968 AAA Championships.[7][8]

Hamlyn represented the England team[9] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[10] where he competed in the triple jump event.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Athletics". Kent Messenger & Gravesend Telegraph. 22 July 1966. p. 21. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Three international debuts". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 22 September 1967. p. 18. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Sheila steps in for Britain". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2 July 1969. p. 44. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  6. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Whetton through to mile final". Nottingham Guardian. 13 July 1968. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "White City results". The People. 14 July 1968. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  10. ^ "England's Men Athletes For Games". Evening News (London). 8 June 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
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