Norman Watkins
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | 15 February 1934[1] Sunbury-on-Thames, England |
| Died | 2 November 1977 (aged 43) Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA |
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin / Long jump |
| Club | Birmingham University Athletics Club |
Norman David Watkins (born 15 February 1934 – 2 November 1977) was an English born track and field athlete who competed for Wales at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
[edit]Watkins was born in Sunbury-on-Thames but his parents were from Tonyrefail.[2] He studied Geophysics[3] at the University of Birmingham and was a member of their athletics club.[4]
Watkins excelled at long jump and decathlon but his career was almost finished by a serious knee injury, which resulted in him switching to the javelin.[5] He defeated Brian Sexton in winning the javelin event at the 1958 AAA Welsh championships.[6]
He represented the 1958 Welsh team[7] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[8] where he participated in one event;[9] the javelin throw.[10]
Watkins became a noted scientist and at the time of his death in 1977, he was the Professor at the Graduate School of Oceanography of the University of Rhode Island.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Memorial to Norman David Watkins" (PDF). Rock Geosociety. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ "Field studies might cost Norman Games spot". Western Mail. 19 May 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "They wear the Red Dragon". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletics Team". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 33. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "A.A.A. Results". Western Mail. 23 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Britain's sprint hope in two Games events". Derby Daily Telegraph. 25 June 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "British Empire and Commonwealth Games". Rugby Relics. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ Newham, C. E. (1958). The Official History of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Organising Committee of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
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