Roger Leigh-Wood
English athlete (1906–1987)
Roger Leigh-Wood (né Wood , 16 August 1906 – 1 March 1987) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics .
He was born in Paddington and died in Alton .
In 1928 he was a member of the British relay team which finished fifth in the 4×400 metre relay event . In the 400 metres competition he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
At the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal with the English team in the 4×440 yards relay contest and the silver medal in the 440 yards hurdles event.
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4 x 440 yards
1930 : Leigh-Wood , Townend , Burghley , Brangwin (ENG ) 1934 : Rathbone , Blake , Stoneley , Rampling (ENG ) 1938 : Orr , Dale , Fritz , Loaring (CAN ) 1950 : Carr , Gedge , Humphreys , Price (AUS ) 1954 : Higgins , Dick , Fryer , Johnson (ENG ) 1958 : Day , Evans , Potgieter , M.C. Spence (RSA ) 1962 : Kerr , Khan , M.A. Spence , M. Spence (JAM ) 1966 : Yearwood , Bernard , Roberts , Mottley (TTO ) 4 x 400 metres
1970 : Nyamau , Sang , Ouko , Asati (KEN ) 1974 : Asati , Musyoki , Sang , Koskei (KEN ) 1978 : Kimaiyo , Ngetich , Njiri , Koskei (KEN ) 1982 : Cook , Brown , Scutt , Bennett (ENG ) 1986 : Akabusi , Brown , Black , Bennett (ENG ) 1990 : D. Kitur , S. Kitur , Kipkemboi , Mwanzia (KEN ) 1994 : McKenzie , Crampton , Patrick , Ladejo (ENG ) 1998 : Clarke , Haughton , McDonald , Martin (JAM ) 2002 : Deacon , Baldock , Rawlinson , Caines (ENG ) 2006 : Steffensen , Troode , Ormrod , Hill (AUS ) 2010 : Milburn , Moore , Cole , Wroe (AUS ) 2014 : Williams , Bingham , Awde , Hudson-Smith (ENG ) 2018 : Maotoanong , Thebe , Nkobolo , Makwala (BOT ) 2022 : St. Hillaire , Guevara , Cedenio , Richards (TTO )
