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Peter Ward (athlete)

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Peter Ward
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1913-02-07)7 February 1913
Berlin, German Empire
Died13 January 2009(2009-01-13) (aged 95)
Norfolk, England
OccupationBusiness owner
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubAchilles Club (Oxbridge alumni)
Medal record
Representing  England
Men's Athletics
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1938 Sydney 3 miles

Peter Hans Dudley Ward (7 February 1913 – 13 January 2009) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Career

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He was born in Berlin, German Empire to an English father and German mother.[1]

He studied Economics at the University of Cambridge and won a blue for athletics and a half-blue for cross-country. He was selected for the 1936 Olympics after setting a new 5,000 metres games record at the 1935 International Universities Games in Budapest and a new 3 miles record at the 1936 AAA championship.[1]

In 1936, he finished eleventh the 1500 metres event at the 1936 Olympics, narrowly beating out fellow English runner Mike O'Donnell.[2]

Ward won two 3 miles titles (1936 and 1937) at the prestigious AAA Championships.[3]

At the 1938 British Empire Games he won the silver medal in the 3 miles competition. He also participated in the 6 miles contest but did not finish the race.[4]

Personal life

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He was a stockbroker by trade before serving in the Second World War as a major in the Royal Artillery.[5] After the war he made wooden toys at a workshop in London where he met his future wife Lona Fradeletto. Later in 1951 he and a friend, Cecil Chapman, set up Grant Instruments which made thermostatically controlled baths.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Peter Ward Obituary". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. ^ "1938 athletes". Team England. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Peter Ward". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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