Peter Yates (athlete)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 June 1957 London, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Blackheath Harriers | ||||||||||||||
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Peter Derek Yates (born 15 June 1957), is a male former athlete who competed for England.
Biography
Yates was educated at West London Institute of Higher Education and was a member of the Blackheath Harriers. He became the British javelin throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1978 AAA Championships.[1] Shortly afterwards Yates represented England and won a bronze medal in the javelin, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada.[2]
Yates would podium four more times at the AAAs but was largely overshadowed by David Ottley who was Britain's leading javelin thrower at the time.[3]
Yates represented England in the javelin, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.[4][5]
References
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.