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Roy Cruttenden
British long jumper (1925–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arthur Roy Cruttenden (18 February 1925 – 3 June 2019)[1] was a British long jumper who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]
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Biography
Born in Brighton, Cruttenden became an accomplished sprinter and quarter-miler before taking up long jump. World War II interrupted his career and he served in the Royal Engineers.[3]
Cruttenden finished second behind Harry Askew in the long jump event at the 1950 AAA Championships[4][5] and then finished second again behind Sylvanus Williams at both the 1951 AAA Championships and 1952 AAA Championships.[6] However, because he was the best placed British athlete he was considered the British long jump champion.[7]
Cruttenden finally won an AAA title outright in 1956 and later that year represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.[3] Cruttenden retained his title at the 1957 AAA Championships.[7]
He represented England in the long jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he finished in fifth place overall.[8][9]
Later he moved to Gibraltar serving with the Royal Navy.[3]
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