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Blackpool, Great Britain

Place names (2)

Place name	Athletes born	Athletes died	Affiliations
Blackpool	17	9	3
Fylde	2	1	0

People born here (19)
Harry Almond	GBR	ROW	Olympics	1952	10 April 1928	Fylde, England (GBR)
Paul Askham	GBR	FSK	Olympics	1988	26 October 1962	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Arnold H. Beckett	GBR		Other	1980	12 February 1920	Fylde, England (GBR)
Cliff Chilcott	CAN	WRE	Olympics	1924	28 June 1898	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Patricia Devries	GBR	FSK	Olympics	1952	6 July 1930	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Dave Edge	CAN	ATH	Olympics	1984—1988	11 November 1954	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Debra Gore	GBR	SWM	Olympics	1984	16 July 1967	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Pauline Janson	GBR	ROW	Olympics	1980	26 November 1957	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Ben Marsden	GBR	HOC	Olympics	2008	16 October 1979	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Phil May	AUS	ATH	Olympics	1968	20 September 1944	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Carl Myerscough	GBR	ATH	Olympics	2012	21 October 1979	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Chris Porter	GBR	FBL	Non-starter	1908	25 October 1885	Blackpool, England (GBR)
David Priestley	GBR	DIV	Olympics	1968	9 February 1946	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Paul Robinson	GBR	FSK	Olympics	1984—1988	10 April 1965	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Richard Stanhope	GBR	ROW	Olympics	1980—1992	27 April 1957	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Harry Taylor	GBR	ALP	Olympics	1948	12 March 1924	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Anastasia Vaipan-Law	GBR	FSK	Olympics	2026	31 August 1999	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Roy Walsh	GBR	DIV	Olympics	1956	6 September 1936	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Laura Whittle	GBR	ATH	Olympics	2016	27 June 1985	Blackpool, England (GBR)
People who died here (10)
William Beattie	GBR	WPO	Referee	1908	3 September 1913	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Charlie Brand	GBR	WPO	Olympics	1948—1952	July 1984	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Jack Brennan	GBR	FBL	Non-starter	1920	13 August 1942	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Norman Drake	GBR	ATH	Olympics	1936—1948	16 November 1972	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Willie Foster	GBR	SWM	Olympics	1908—1912	17 December 1963	Fylde, England (GBR)
Peter Kippax	GBR	FBL	Olympics	1948	21 September 1987	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Alf Meakin	GBR	ATH	Olympics	1964	13 December 2025	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Lucy Morton	GBR	SWM	Olympics	1924	26 August 1980	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Billy Townley	GBR NED	FBL	Coach	1924	30 May 1950	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Alfred Tysoe	GBR	ATH	Olympics	1900	26 October 1901	Blackpool, England (GBR)

Affiliations

Blackpool & Fylde AC — Blackpool, England	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Blackpool SC — Blackpool, England	Blackpool, England (GBR)
Blackpool Wyre and Fylde AC — Blackpool, England	Blackpool, England (GBR)