Joseph Heath (athlete)

J. C. W. Heath
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Bornc.1915
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Javelin /Discus
ClubBirchfield Harriers

J. C. W. Heath (c.1915) was a male athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Heath was a member of the Birchfield Harriers club.[1] and was the 1932 AAA junior champion.[2]

He represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[3] in London, where he competed in the javelin throw event.[4][5]

In addition to being a javelin thrower, he competed in the discus throw and was the 1934 Midland Counties AAA Champion in the latter.[6]

In 1935 he was announced as a candidate for the 1936 Summer Olympics.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Track Stats - Stanley Wilson". Nuts.
  2. ^ "BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1919-1939". GBR Athletics.
  3. ^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  4. ^ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "Midland Athletics Champions". Daily News (London). 25 June 1934. Retrieved 7 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "The Candidates". Gloucestershire Echo. 28 December 1935. Retrieved 7 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.