Leslie Lewis (sprinter)

Leslie Charles Lewis (26 December 1924 – 7 April 1986) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Lewis was born in Chertsey, Surrey.^[1]

After finishing second behind Derek Pugh in the 440 yards event at the 1949 AAA Championships,^[2]^[3] Lewis became the British 440 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1950 AAA Championships^[4]

Lewis was part of the winning British 4×400 metres relay team at the 1950 European Athletics Championships, with Martin Pike, Angus Scott and Derek Pugh.^[5] In the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand he won two silver medals in relays and an individual silver medal in the 440yards.^[1]

Lewis reached the podium twice more at the AAAs, losing out to Pugh again at the 1951 AAA Championships and second behind Arthur Wint at the 1952 AAA Championships.^[6]

He later migrated over from England to New Zealand and became a geography and PE teacher.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain
1948	Olympics	London, United Kingdom	4th, Heat 1, Round 2	400 m	49.2

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^ "Alan with 7 others". Daily Record. 16 July 1949. Retrieved 14 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Won AAA titles". Daily News (London). 18 July 1949. Retrieved 14 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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