Gordon Watts Explained

Gordon Watts
Nationality:British
Sport:Athletics
Event:Racewalking
Club:Surrey Walking Club, Croydon
Birth Date:8 December 1893
Birth Place:Faversham, England
Death Date:March 1986
Death Place:Shepway, England

Hubert Gordon Amos Watts (8 December 1893  - March 1986) was a British racewalker, who competed at the Olympic Games.[1]

Career

Watts became the national 7 miles walk champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1922 AAA Championships.[2] [3] He successfully retained his title at the 1923 AAA Championships and in addition won the 2 miles walk title.[4]

At the 1924 Olympic Games, Watts competed in the men's 10 kilometres walk.[5]

In 1925 Watts won his third 7 miles walk AAA title at the 1925 AAA Championships.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gordon Watts . Olympedia . 29 September 2021.
  2. News: AAA Championships . Daily Mirror . 1 July 1922 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 1 December 2024 .
  3. News: Athletic Championships . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 3 July 1922 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 1 December 2024 .
  4. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 1 December 2024 .
  5. Gordon Watts Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/gordon-watts-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 27 November 2017.
  6. News: AAA Championships . Gloucester Citizen . 18 July 1925 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 13 July 2024.
  7. News: New Holders . Daily News (London) . 20 July 1925 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 13 July 2024.

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