Alf Meakin

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAlfred F. "Alf"•Meakin
Used nameAlf•Meakin
Born30 August 1938
Measurements176 cm / 77 kg
AffiliationsThames Valley Harriers, London (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

Alf Meakin had the following podium finishes at major championships: 1st in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 4×110 yards (with David Jones, Peter Radford, and the non-Olympian Len Carter). In the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Meakin was also eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 100 yards and in the heats of the 220 yards. In the British Empire and Commonwealth Games he competed for England.

Personal Best: 100 – 10.4 (1963).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1964 Summer Olympics Athletics GBR Alf Meakin
100 metres, Men (Olympic) 6 h6 r1/4
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Great Britain DNS

Special Notes