Roger Leigh-Wood
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Men's Athletics | ||
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British Empire Games | ||
1930 Hamilton | 4×440 yd relay | |
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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- 1906 births
- 1987 deaths
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games
- 20th-century English sportsmen
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