Dennis Cakebread

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Dennis Cakebread
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
BornThird quarter 1938
Coventry
EducationKing Henry VIII School, Coventry
OccupationChartered Surveyor
Years active40
Employer1. Coventry City Council. 2.Inland Revenue District Valuer
Sport
SportLong Jump, Rugby Union at Junior Club level
ClubCoventry Godiva Harriers

Dennis Cakebread (born 1938), is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Athletics career[edit]

He represented England in the long jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2] In 1960 he joined the Royal Air Force for his 2 years National Service, serving as an Accounts Clerk. He performed his basic training at RAF Bridgenorth and Technical Training at RAF Cranwell. He continued his sporting activity by representing the Royal Air Force at both Triple Jump and Long Jump against the Army and Royal Navy in the Inter-Services Athletic Championships before going on to represent the Combined Services against the Amateur Athletic Association.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.