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Alf Meakin

Alfred F. Meakin (born August 30, 1938) is a retired track and field athlete and rugby league footballer.

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Athletics career

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He represented Great Britain in the men's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

He won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 meters relay at the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, alongside Ron Jones, Berwyn Jones, and David Jones.

He represented England and won a gold medal in the 4 x 110 yards relay with Peter Radford, Len Carter and David Jones, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[3][4]

Rugby league career

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After the 1964 Olympics, Meakin began playing rugby league. He made one appearance for Leeds as a triallist before later joining Blackpool Borough.[5][6]

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