John Savidge Explained

John Savidge
Birth Date:	18 December 1924
Death Date:	26 December 1979 (aged 55)

John Andrew Savidge (18 December 1924 – 26 December 1979) was a British track and field athlete who specialised in the shot put.

Athletics career

He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[1] and finished in sixth place. He was born in Nottingham.

Savidge represented England at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and won the shot put title with a games record mark of . He was England's first ever champion in the event.^[2] He also competed at the European Athletics Championships for Great Britain in 1950 and 1954.^{[3] [4]}

He won the shot put at the AAA Championships for three consecutive years (1952–54).^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/john-savidge-1.html . 10 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121217011950/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/john-savidge-1.html . 17 December 2012 .
2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cg.htm Commonwealth Games medalists - Men
3. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. Web site: 1954 Athletes. Team England.
5. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/bc3.htm BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1945-1959