Harry Askew Explained

Harry Askew
Full Name:Henry Edward Askew
Nationality:British
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long jump
Birth Date:31 December 1917
Birth Place:Barrow in Furness, Cumbria[1]
Death Place:Chichester, West Sussex, England
Club:Jersey Athletics Club
Achilles Club (Oxbridge alumni)

Henry Edward Askew (31 December 1917  - 31 October 1986) was a British athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] [3]

In 1950, Askew won the long jump title at the prestigious AAA Championships.[4]

Notes and References

  1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
  2. Harry Askew Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035737/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/harry-askew-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 13 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Biographical Information . Olympedia . 14 July 2024.
  4. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 14 July 2024.