John Lunn Newman

John Newman

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1916-11-12)12 November 1916 Medway, Kent, England
Died	January 1976 (aged 59) Worthing, West Sussex, England
Sport
Club	Lloyds Bank AC

John Lunn Newman (12 November 1916 – January 1976) was a male athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Newman represented England in the high jump at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]

Newman won two high jump titles (1937 and 1939) at the prestigious AAA Championships.[3]

Personal life

Newman was a bank clerk by trade and lived in Landon Road, Rochester during 1938.

References

1. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. "1938 athletes". Team England. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 July 2024.