Joseph Heath (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | c. 1915 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin/discus |
| Club | Birchfield Harriers |
J. C. W. Heath (c. 1915) was a British athlete who competed for England.
Biography
Heath was a member of Birmingham's Birchfield Harriers club,[1] and he 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
- ↑ "Track Stats – Stanley Wilson". Nuts.
- ↑ "British Athletics Championships 1919–1939". GBR Athletics.
- ↑ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ↑ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "Midland Athletics Champions". Daily News (London). 25 June 1934. Retrieved 7 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "The Candidates". Gloucestershire Echo. 28 December 1935. Retrieved 7 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.