Derek Pugh Explained

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.

Athletics career

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pu/derek-pugh-1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035758/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pu/derek-pugh-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 9 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation. 20 July 2019. 12 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190412120020/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/37043. dead.
  3. Web site: 1950 Athletes. Team England.