Leon Hall (high jumper)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | c.1945[1] England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
| Club | Polytechnic Harriers |
Leon Hall (born c.1945) is a former international high jumper who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Hall studied at the University of Oxford.[1] He was a member of the Polytechnic Harriers and specialised in the high jump.[2]
He twice finished on the medal podium at the AAA Indoor Championships in 1967 and 1970[3] and won the Southern Counties title in 1968.[4]
Hall represented the England team[5] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[6] where he competed in the men's high jump event, reaching the final.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Leon Hall, a 25-year-old Oxford Univerity student". Birmingham Daily Post. 18 July 1970. p. 23. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Steve's double success". Acton Gazette. 13 May 1976. p. 38. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Indoor Medallists - High Jump". NUTS. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Gales stops athletics". Reading Evening Post. 18 March 1968. p. 16. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "England's Men Athletes For Games". Evening News (London). 8 June 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2026.