Dennis Cakebread

Dennis Cakebread (born 1938), is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Dennis Cakebread

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	Third quarter 1938 Coventry
Education	King Henry VIII School, Coventry
Occupation	Chartered Surveyor
Years active	40
Employer	1. Coventry City Council. 2.Inland Revenue District Valuer
Sport
Sport	Long Jump, Rugby Union at Junior Club level
Club	Coventry Godiva Harriers

Athletics career

He represented England in the long jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.^[1][2] In 1960 he joined the Royal Air Force for his 2 years National Service, serving as an Accounts Clerk. He performed his basic training at RAF Bridgenorth and Technical Training at RAF Cranwell. He continued his sporting activity by representing the Royal Air Force at both Triple Jump and Long Jump against the Army and Royal Navy in the Inter-Services Athletic Championships before going on to represent the Combined Services against the Amateur Athletic Association.