Clifford Whitehead

Clifford Whitehead

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	1909
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	middle–distance
Club	Salford Harriers

Clifford Whitehead was an English athlete who competed for England who competed at the 1934 British Empire Games and was a British champion in the half–mile.

Biography

Whitehead became the national 880 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1933 AAA Championships.[1][2][3]

He competed for England in the 880 yards at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.[4][5]

He represented the Salford Harriers[6] and married Elizabeth Biss in 1940.[7]

References

1. "Amateur titles contested". Gloucestershire Echo. 8 July 1933. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Finn's brilliant 3 miles : Our athletes shine". Daily Herald. 10 July 1933. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
4. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
6. "Walter Rangeley, one of the great Northern sprinters of byegone times". Northern Athletics.
7. "Former half-mile champion". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. 16 August 1940. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.