Martin Pike (athlete)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1920 Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 January 1997 (aged 77) Taunton, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 440y/400m | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Polytechnic Harriers | ||||||||||||||
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Martin William Pike (12 July 1920 – 10 January 1997) was a British athlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Pike was born in Tendring, Essex. In 1939 he won the AAA Junior Championship title in a record time of 50.8 seconds[2]
Although he lost many promising years of athletics due to World War II, he won the 1947 AAA relay title with his club the Polytechnic Harriers and the 1948 Middlesex quarter-mile championship. Pike represented the Great Britain team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where he competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay.[3]
He was part of the winning British 4×400 metres relay team at the 1950 European Athletics Championships, with Angus Scott, Leslie Lewis and Derek Pugh.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martin Pike". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Martin Pike". Team GB. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
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