Eric Cleaver
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 15 June 1927 Southampton, England |
| Died | 15 March 2021 (aged 93) Salisbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | discus throw |
| Club | Army AC London AC |
Eric Alfred Ratfyn Cleaver (15 June 1927 – 15 March 2021) was an English discus thrower.
Biography
[edit]Cleaver finished third behind Mark Pharaoh in the discus throw event at the 1956 AAA Championships.[1]
Cleaver was selected for the England athletics team[2] in the discus at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3][4]
Cleaver finished second and third respectively behind Mike Lindsay at the 1959 AAA Championships[5] and 1960 AAA Championships.[6]
Cleaver also competed in the 1962 European Athletics Championships and served in the Royal Army Physical Training Corps.[7]
Cleaver died on 15 March 2021, at the age of 93.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Fine performance by Farrell in AAA hurdles". Liverpool Daily Post. 15 July 1956. Retrieved 27 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "England's Team". Lincolnshire Echo. 23 June 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ↑ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "Lt: Colonel (Retd) E.A.R. Cleaver - 2004". Simbalion. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Eric Alfred Ratfyn Cleaver". England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2022. Retrieved 14 October 2023.