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John Lunn Newman

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John Newman
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1916-11-12)12 November 1916
Medway, Kent, England
DiedJanuary 1976 (aged 59)
Worthing, West Sussex, England
Sport
ClubLloyds Bank AC

John Lunn Newman (12 November 1916 – January 1976) was a male athlete who competed for England.

Biography

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Newman represented England in the high jump at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]

Newman won two high jump titles (1937 and 1939) at the prestigious AAA Championships.[3]

Personal life

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Newman was a bank clerk by trade and lived in Landon Road, Rochester during 1938.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "1938 athletes". Team England. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 July 2024.