John Giles (athlete)

John Giles
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born9 February 1927
Edmonton, London, England
Died7 April 2024 (aged 97)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
shot put
ClubSouthgate Harriers

John Alfred Giles (9 February 1927 – 7 April 2024) was a British shotputter who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Giles was born in Edmonton, London and was a member of Southgate Harriers.[2]

Giles finished third behind David Guiney in the shot put event at the 1948 AAA Championships.[3] Shortly afterwards he represented the Great Britain team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where he participated in the shot put competition. He qualified in fifth place to make the Olympic final.[4]

In 1949 he won the Southern title and claimed honours at the Kinnaird Trophy meeting[2] but his big achievement that year was becoming the British shot put champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1949 AAA Championships.[5]

Giles died on 7 April 2024, at the age of 97.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Giles". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "John Giles". Forever Missed. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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