Raymond Davies (athlete)

Raymond Davies
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born9 September 1933[1]
Romford, Essex, England
Died12 July 2018 (aged 84)
Gloucester, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
javelin
ClubLondon University AC
Hornchurch Harriers

Raymond Arthur Charles Davies (9 September 1933–12 July 2018) was a male athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Davies was born in Romford during 1933 to Arthur Davies, a London dock official, and Elsie, a chiropodist. Davied grew up in Hornchurch and was educated at Brentwood School. He studied medicine at London University.[2] He was a member of the Hornchurch Harriers.[3]

Davies started studying in 1953 and finished second behind Maurice Morrell in the javelin throw event at the 1954 AAA Championships.[4][5]

At the 1956 AAA Championships, he finished third behind Peter Cullen.[6] He completed his BSc in anatomy in 1956.[1]

He was selected for the England athletics team[7] in the javelin at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[8][9]

In 1959 he finished his studies with a MB in surgery. In 1970, he became a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and retired in 1998.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Davies, Raymond Arthur Charles (1933 - 2018)". Plarr's Lives of the Fellows. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Personality Parade". Daily Express. 14 May 1956. Retrieved 24 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Track Stats". National Union of Track Statisticians.
  4. ↑ "2 Britons hold new record". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 11 July 1954. Retrieved 24 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "England's Team". Lincolnshire Echo. 23 June 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  9. ↑ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
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