Norman Drake

Drake represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games in the hammer throw.^[2]

Drake became the national hammer throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1936 AAA Championships^[3][4] and finished second behind Bert Healion in the hammer throw event at the 1939 AAA Championships^[5][6] before his career was interrupted by World War II.

After World War II, Drake finished second behind Hans Houtzager at the 1946 AAA Championships^[7][8] before winning a final hammer throw AAA title at the 1948 AAA Championships.^[9][10][11]

He was part of the England team at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, where he competed in the hammer and shot put.^[12][13]

In 1951 Drake won his final Northern title (he had won the title every year since 1934) and went on to become a hammer throw coach.^[14]

• Norman Drake at World Athletics
• Norman Drake at Team GB
• Norman Drake at Olympedia