Tony Wadhams
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 16 May 1944 Tonbridge, Kent, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | triple jump |
| Club | Blackheath Harriers |
Anthony Edward Wadhams (born 16 May 1944), is a male former athlete who competed for England.
Biography
Wadhams became the British triple jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1969 AAA Championships.[1] Wadhams was ranked as the English number one triple jumper and was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1969 European Athletics Championships in Athens.
Wadhans finished runner-up to Japanese athlete Yukito Muraki at the 1970 AAA Championships[2] before he represented England in the triple jump, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4][5]
Wadhams won two more AAA titles at the 1971 AAA Championships and the 1973 AAA Championships.[6]
References
- ^ "White City results". The People. 3 August 1969. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 May 2025.