Derek Pugh | |
Birth Date: | 8 February 1926 |
Birth Place: | Tooting, London |
Death Date: | 2 May 2008 (aged 82) |
Derek Charles Pugh (8 February 1926 – 2 May 2008) was a British track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events.
He represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Tooting in London.[1]
Outside Olympic competition, he represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 relay at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] [3] He was a double champion for Great Britain at the 1950 European Athletics Championships, winning the 400 metres title and the 4×400 metres relay gold medal. He had previously won individual bronze and a relay silver at the 1946 European Athletics Championships. He also won a bronze medal in the relay with England at the 1950 British Empire Games.