Martyn Lucking
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| Nationality |  England | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 March 1938 Leigh-on-Sea | |||||||||||||||||
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Martyn Taylor Lucking (born 24 March 1938 in Leigh-on-Sea) is a British former shot putter.
Athletics career
Lucking competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
He topped the podium for England at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, improving on his runner-up finish to Arthur Rowe when he represented England at the 1958 Games.[2][3][4] He also represented Great Britain twice at the European Athletics Championships, competed in the same years as his Commonwealth appearances.
He also represented England in the shot put, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5][6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martyn Lucking". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-30.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's shot put | |
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Categories:
- 1938 births
- Living people
- British male shot putters
- English male shot putters
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- People from Leigh-on-Sea
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England