Roy Hart (race walker)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | 20 January 1936 |
| Died | unknown |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Race walking |
| Club | Roath Labour Walking Club, Cardiff Royal Air Force |
Roy Alfred Hart (20 January 1936 – date of death unknown) was a track and field athlete from Wales, who specialised in race-walking and competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Hart was a member of the Roath Labour Walking Club in Cardiff and led his club to the 1964 Welsh and Open team wards, in addition to winning the Welsh ten miles championship title.[1] He also held the 7 mile Welsh record.[2]
He represented Glamorgan at county level[3] and served as a physical instructor with the Royal Air Force and was also part of their athletics team based at St Athan. He finished third behind Paul Nihill in the 7 miles walk at the 1966 AAA Championships.[4][5]
He represented the 1966 Welsh team[6] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, participating in one event;[7] the 20 miles walk.[8]
His date of death is unknown but he is known to have died before 2014.[9]
References
- ^ "Athletics". Port Talbot Guardian. 15 May 1964. p. 15. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Matthews to Attack Two Hour Record". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 2 June 1964. p. 11. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Details". Birmingham Daily Post. 31 May 1966. p. 25. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Tolley sixth". Star Green 'un. 26 March 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Games Results". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 8 August 1966. p. 31. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Roy Hart RIP" (PDF). Race Walking Association. September 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2025.