John Savidge
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 December 1924 Nottingham, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 December 1979 (aged 55) Chester, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Shot put/Discus | ||||||||||||||
| Club | London Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Andrew Savidge (18 December 1924 – 26 December 1979) was a British track and field athlete who specialised in the shot put and competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1].
Biography
[edit]Savidge was born in Nottingham but was a member of the London Athletic Club.[2]
Savidge finished third behind John Giles in the shot put event at the 1949 AAA Championships[3][4] The following year he missed out on a spot on the England Empire Games team and shortly afterwards finished second behind Petar Sarcevic at the 1950 AAA Championships. His second place earned him the title of British champion because he was the highest placed athlete in the event.[5] Another second place in 1951 was followed by winning the title outright at the 1952 AAA Championships.[6]
Shortly after his AAA title success he represented the Great Britain team at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, finishing in a creditable sixth place in the Olympic final.[2] He was Britain's undisputed shot put champion at this time and retained his AA title in 1953 and 1954. He also reached the podium in the discus throw event at the same Championships.[6]
Savidge represented the England team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and won the shot put title with a games record mark of 16.77 m (55 ft 0 in). He was England's first ever champion in the event.[7]
He also competed at the European Athletics Championships for Great Britain in 1950 and 1954.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Savidge". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Alan with 7 others". Daily Record. 16 July 1949. Retrieved 14 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Won AAA titles". Daily News (London). 18 July 1949. Retrieved 14 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ a b "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ Commonwealth Games medalists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-25.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's shot put | |
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- 1924 births
- 1979 deaths
- English male shot putters
- British male shot putters
- Athletes from Nottingham
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century English sportsmen