Morville Chote

Chote was born in Luton, Bedfordshire on 6 October 1924. He was educated at Luton Modern School^[2] and studied modern languages at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.^[3]

He joined the British Army in 1943, serving in World War II. He was commissioned in the Queen's Royal Regiment in July 1944.^[4]

Chote finished third behind Jan Stendzenieks in the javelin throw event at the 1948 AAA Championships.^[5][6] Shortly afterwards he represented the Great Britain team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where he participated in the javelin throw competition, finishing 19th.^[2]

Chote worked for the Canada Life insurance company and died on 17 March 2023, at the age of 98.^[7][8]

He was the father of British economist Sir Robert Chote.^[9]