Norman Drake
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 7 July 1912 Retford, England |
| Died | 16 November 1972 (aged 60) Blackpool, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hammer throw |
| Club | Sutton-in-Ashfield Harriers Doncaster LNER |
Norman Percy Drake (7 July 1912 – 16 November 1972) was a British athlete who competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Drake represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games in the hammer throw.[2]
Drake became the national hammer throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1936 AAA Championships[3][4] and finished second behind Bert Healion in the hammer throw event at the 1939 AAA Championships[5][6] before his career was interrupted by World War II.
After World War II, Drake finished second behind Hans Houtzager at the 1946 AAA Championships[7][8] before winning a final hammer throw AAA title at the 1948 AAA Championships.[9][10][11]
He was part of the England team at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, where he competed in the hammer and shot put.[12][13]
In 1951 Drake won his final Northern title (he had won the title every year since 1934) and went on to become a hammer throw coach.[14]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Norman Drake Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ↑ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships begin". Western Mail. 11 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wooderson wins again". Daily Herald. 13 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletics". Birmingham Daily Post. 8 July 1939. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "British Athletic Prestige enhanced in AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 10 July 1939. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Swede first to win AAA title". Daily Herald. 20 July 1946. Retrieved 8 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA results". Daily News (London). 22 July 1946. Retrieved 8 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Mac Bailey Runs Two Fast 220's". Daily News (London). 3 July 1948. Retrieved 13 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Won AAA titles". Daily Herald. 5 July 1948. Retrieved 13 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ↑ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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