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Henry Leeke (athlete)

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276: 335: 164:, winning the hammer event against Oxford in 1868. He was recognised as "one of the pioneers of British hammer throwing", and was the 360: 201: 165: 365: 345: 340: 145: 355: 350: 112:(6 February 1846 – 21 February 1922) was a notable British amateur athlete, and Amateur Champion of England in the 284: 101: 157: 181: 177: 173: 330: 325: 125: 47: 8: 193: 141: 137: 169: 197: 20: 235: 66: 319: 133: 113: 129: 51: 207:
Leeke died at Cliff House, Leamington on 21 February 1922, aged 76.
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He married the daughter of Matthew Wise of Shrubland Hall,
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Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1916
317: 136:and his wife, Mary Anne. His father was a noted 196:, with whom he had five daughters and one son, 236:"WAAA and National Championships Medallists" 255: 253: 251: 249: 263:Thursday, February 23, 1922, p. 15, col. 4 202:Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics 299: 246: 318: 283:. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from 140:historian and famous for carrying the 336:Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge 309:, Wednesday 2 June 1915, p. 8 col. 4 271: 269: 132:, Leeke was the son of the Reverend 13: 151: 14: 377: 266: 361:People from Holbrook, Derbyshire 187: 228: 217: 119: 19:For his son the Olympian, see 1: 210: 366:Sportspeople from Derbyshire 346:British male hammer throwers 341:English male hammer throwers 305:"Biographies and Services", 281:Olympics at Sports Reference 7: 10: 382: 102:Trinity College, Cambridge 63:21 February 1922 (aged 76) 18: 356:British male shot putters 351:English male shot putters 97: 87: 79: 74: 59: 40: 35: 204:, and who died in 1915. 160:in the hammer throw and 158:University of Cambridge 93:Hammer throw / Shot put 69:, Warwickshire, England 259:"A Notable Athlete", 166:3 x British Champion 36:Personal information 156:He represented the 148:during the battle. 146:52nd Light Infantry 32: 200:, who represented 28: 170:AAC Championships 107: 106: 373: 310: 303: 297: 296: 294: 292: 273: 264: 257: 244: 243: 232: 226: 221: 198:Henry Alan Leeke 90: 70: 55: 33: 27: 21:Henry Alan Leeke 381: 380: 376: 375: 374: 372: 371: 370: 316: 315: 314: 313: 304: 300: 290: 288: 275: 274: 267: 258: 247: 234: 233: 229: 222: 218: 213: 190: 154: 152:Athletic career 122: 88: 65: 64: 46: 45: 44:6 February 1846 31: 24: 17: 16:British athlete 12: 11: 5: 379: 369: 368: 363: 358: 353: 348: 343: 338: 333: 328: 312: 311: 298: 287:on 19 May 2011 265: 245: 227: 215: 214: 212: 209: 189: 186: 168:, winning the 153: 150: 121: 118: 116:and shot put. 105: 104: 99: 95: 94: 91: 85: 84: 81: 77: 76: 72: 71: 67:Leamington Spa 61: 57: 56: 42: 38: 37: 29: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 378: 367: 364: 362: 359: 357: 354: 352: 349: 347: 344: 342: 339: 337: 334: 332: 329: 327: 324: 323: 321: 308: 302: 286: 282: 278: 277:"Henry Leeke" 272: 270: 262: 256: 254: 252: 250: 241: 237: 231: 225: 220: 216: 208: 205: 203: 199: 195: 188:Personal life 185: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 149: 147: 143: 139: 135: 134:William Leeke 131: 127: 117: 115: 111: 103: 100: 96: 92: 86: 82: 78: 73: 68: 62: 58: 53: 49: 43: 39: 34: 26: 22: 306: 301: 291:10 September 289:. Retrieved 285:the original 280: 260: 239: 230: 223: 219: 206: 191: 155: 123: 114:hammer throw 109: 108: 25: 331:1922 deaths 326:1846 births 120:Early years 110:Henry Leeke 30:Henry Leeke 320:Categories 211:References 194:Leamington 130:Derbyshire 52:Derbyshire 307:The Times 261:The Times 83:Athletics 54:, England 162:shot put 138:Waterloo 126:Holbrook 124:Born in 48:Holbrook 144:of the 142:Colour 89:Event 80:Sport 75:Sport 293:2008 240:NUTS 182:1872 180:and 178:1870 174:1868 98:Club 60:Died 41:Born 172:in 322:: 279:. 268:^ 248:^ 238:. 184:. 176:, 128:, 50:, 295:. 242:. 23:.

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Henry Alan Leeke
Holbrook
Derbyshire
Leamington Spa
Trinity College, Cambridge
hammer throw
Holbrook
Derbyshire
William Leeke
Waterloo
Colour
52nd Light Infantry
University of Cambridge
shot put
3 x British Champion
AAC Championships
1868
1870
1872
Leamington
Henry Alan Leeke
Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics
"WAAA and National Championships Medallists"






"Henry Leeke"

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