Peter Seddon

Peter Seddon
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1937-03-04) 4 March 1937
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
hammer throw
ClubArmy AC

Peter Owen Seddon (born 4 March 1937), is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Seddon was selected by England to represent his country in athletics events and was the British Army and Lancashire champion.[1]

He represented the England team[2] in the hammer throw, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[3][4][5]

Seddon finished third behind Ed Burke in the hammer throw event at the 1967 AAA Championships.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Gilbert's defeat a big surprise". Liverpool Echo. 5 June 1965. Retrieved 10 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Men's team for Empire Games". Bristol Evening Post. 11 July 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "White City results". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 16 July 1967. Retrieved 10 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  8. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2025.