Gordon Watts

Gordon Watts
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1893-12-08)8 December 1893
Faversham, England
DiedMarch 1986
Shepway, England
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
ClubSurrey Walking Club, Croydon

Hubert Gordon Amos Watts (8 December 1893 – March 1986) was a British racewalker, who competed at the Olympic Games.[1]

Career

Watts became the national 7 miles walk champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1922 AAA Championships.[2][3] He successfully retained his title at the 1923 AAA Championships and in addition won the 2 miles walk title.[4]

At the 1924 Olympic Games, Watts competed in the men's 10 kilometres walk.[5]

In 1925 Watts won his third 7 miles walk AAA title at the 1925 AAA Championships.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Gordon Watts". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships". Daily Mirror. 1 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gordon Watts Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 18 July 1925. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "New Holders". Daily News (London). 20 July 1925. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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