Eugene Gilkes
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1962 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Decathlon | ||||||||||||||
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Eugene Albert Emery Gilkes (born 5 March 1962), is a male former athlete who competed for England.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Gilkes represented England in the decathlon event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4] Four years later he represented England and won a bronze medal, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6][7]
Gilkes became the British decathlon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1988 AAA Championships.[8][9]
And during the sixth series of Gladiators (1997), he served as "Official Timekeeper" to Referee John Anderson.
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". European Athletics.
- ^ "IAAF Profile". IAAF.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
External links
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