Alf Meakin
British sprinter & rugby league player (1938–2025)
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Alfred F. Meakin (30 August 1938 – 13 December 2025) was a British track and field athlete and rugby league footballer.
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 August 1938 Swinton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 December 2025 (aged 87) Blackpool, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Men's athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Thames Valley Harriers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 10.4 (1963) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Athletics career
Meakin represented Great Britain in the men's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3]
He won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 meters relay at the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, alongside Ron Jones, Berwyn Jones, and David Jones.
Meakin represented England and won a gold medal in the 4 x 110 yards relay with Peter Radford, Len Carter and David Jones, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[4][5]
Rugby league career
After the 1964 Olympics, Meakin began playing rugby league. He made one appearance for Leeds as a triallist before later joining Blackpool Borough.[6][7]
