Lynn Davies information

Lynn Davies
CBE
	Davies at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Nickname	Lynn the Leap
Born	20 May 1942 (age 82); Nant-y-moel, Wales
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jump, sprint
Club	Roath Harriers, Cardiff; Cardiff AAC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	LJ – 8.23 m (1968); 100 m – 10.51 (1967)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
European Championships
Representing Wales
Commonwealth Games

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Lynn Davies CBE (born 20 May 1942) is a Welsh former track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. He was the 1964 Olympic champion in the event. He was born in Nantymoel near Bridgend and was a member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club.^[2]

Davies won an Olympic gold medal in the long jump in 1964 with a mark of 8.07 metres (26 ft 6 in), earning himself the nickname "Lynn the Leap". He finished ninth in 1968, having been his nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. In 1964 he also competed in the 100 metres and 4×100 metres contests.^[2] He was 18th in the 1972 Olympic long jump,^[1] his selection being something of a surprise at the time.^{[citation needed]}

Outside the Olympics, Davies was the 1966 European champion in the long jump and was the silver medallist three years later. He was also twice the Commonwealth Games champion, winning titles in 1966 and 1970 (becoming the first man to win that title twice).^[1]

Davies was twice a winner of the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year award, taking the honour in 1964 and 1966. After retiring from competitions in 1973 he became technical director of Canadian athletics until 1976 and later prepared the British team for the Moscow Olympics.

Davies was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2006 Birthday Honours "for services to Sport, in particular Athletics."^[3] He had previously been appointed a Member of the same order (MBE) in the 1967 New Year Honours for services to athletics.^[1]^[4] He was elected unopposed as President of the UK Athletics Members Council for a further four years following the close of nominations.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lynn Davies". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Welcome to Cardiff AAC :: Roll of Honour – Gold (50)". Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club website. Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club. 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
^ UK list: "No. 58014". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 17 June 2006. p. 7.
^ United Kingdom list: "No. 44210". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1966. p. 16.

[sr-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lynn Davies". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

[CAAC_1-2] "Welcome to Cardiff AAC :: Roll of Honour – Gold (50)". Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club website. Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club. 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.

[3] UK list: "No. 58014". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 17 June 2006. p. 7.

[4] United Kingdom list: "No. 44210". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1966. p. 16.

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