Lynn Davies
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Gold | Tokyo 1964 | Long Jump | |
Lynn Davies CBE (born May 20, 1942 in Nantymoel, Wales) was captain of the British Olympic long jump team in 1968. He won a gold medal in the event in 1964 and finished ninth in 1968. In 1964 he also competed in the 100 metres contest.
Davies was created a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) on 17 June 2006, having previously been a Member (MBE).
| Olympic champions in men's long jump |
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| 1896: Ellery Clark | 1900: Alvin Kraenzlein | 1904: Myer Prinstein | 1906: Myer Prinstein | 1908: Frank Irons | 1912: Albert Gutterson | 1920: William Pettersson | 1924: William DeHart Hubbard | 1928: Ed Hamm | 1932: Ed Gordon | 1936: Jesse Owens | 1948: Willie Steele | 1952: Jerome Biffle | 1956: Greg Bell | 1960: Ralph Boston | 1964: Lynn Davies | 1968: Bob Beamon | 1972: Randy Williams | 1976: Arnie Robinson | 1980: Lutz Dombrowski | 1984: Carl Lewis | 1988: Carl Lewis | 1992: Carl Lewis | 1996: Carl Lewis | 2000: Iván Pedroso | 2004: Dwight Phillips |
| Post-war British Olympic champions in men's athletics |
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| 1956: Chris Brasher (3000 m steeplechase) | 1960: Don Thompson (50 km walk) | 1964: Ken Matthews (20 km walk) | 1964: Lynn Davies (long jump) | 1968: David Hemery (400 m hurdles) 1980: Allan Wells (100 m) | 1980: Steve Ovett (800 m) | 1980 & 1984: Sebastian Coe (1500 m) | 1980 & 1984: Daley Thompson (decathlon) | 1992: Linford Christie (100 m) | 2000: Jonathan Edwards (triple jump) | 2004: Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish & Mark Lewis-Francis (4 x 100 m relay) |
Categories: 1942 births | Living people | Welsh athletes | Long jumpers | Sprinters | Athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1968 Summer Olympics | Olympic competitors for Great Britain | Commanders of the Order of the British Empire | Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales | United Kingdom athletics biography stubs