Roger Leigh-Wood
English athlete (1906–1987)
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1930 Hamilton | 440 yards hurdles |
Roger Leigh-Wood (né Wood, 16 August 1906 – 1 March 1987) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Paddington and died in Alton.
In 1928 he was a member of the British relay team which finished fifth in the 4×400 metre relay event. In the 400 metres competition he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
At the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal with the English team in the 4×440 yards relay contest and the silver medal in the 440 yards hurdles event.
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay
(1930–1966)
- 1930: Leigh-Wood, Townend, Burghley, Brangwin (ENG)
- 1934: Rathbone, Blake, Stoneley, Rampling (ENG)
- 1938: Orr, Dale, Fritz, Loaring (CAN)
- 1950: Carr, Gedge, Humphreys, Price (AUS)
- 1954: Higgins, Dick, Fryer, Johnson (ENG)
- 1958: Day, Evans, Potgieter, M.C. Spence (RSA)
- 1962: Kerr, Khan, M.A. Spence, M. Spence (JAM)
- 1966: Yearwood, Bernard, Roberts, Mottley (TTO)
(1970–present)
- 1970: Nyamau, Sang, Ouko, Asati (KEN)
- 1974: Asati, Musyoki, Sang, Koskei (KEN)
- 1978: Kimaiyo, Ngetich, Njiri, Koskei (KEN)
- 1982: Cook, Brown, Scutt, Bennett (ENG)
- 1986: Akabusi, Brown, Black, Bennett (ENG)
- 1990: D. Kitur, S. Kitur, Kipkemboi, Mwanzia (KEN)
- 1994: McKenzie, Crampton, Patrick, Ladejo (ENG)
- 1998: Clarke, Haughton, McDonald, Martin (JAM)
- 2002: Deacon, Baldock, Rawlinson, Caines (ENG)
- 2006: Steffensen, Troode, Ormrod, Hill (AUS)
- 2010: Milburn, Moore, Cole, Wroe (AUS)
- 2014: Williams, Bingham, Awde, Hudson-Smith (ENG)
- 2018: Maotoanong, Thebe, Nkobolo, Makwala (BOT)
- 2022: St. Hillaire, Guevara, Cedenio, Richards (TTO)
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