Melvyn 'Mel' Richard Batty (9 April 1940 – 29 August 2011) was an athlete who competed for England.

Athletics career

He represented England in the 3,000m steeplechase, 6 miles and marathon at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[1][2]

He was a member of the Thurrock Harriers Club, and was the British cross country champion

Death

He suffered a heart attack on 19 August 2011 and died 10 days later.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Martin leads tributes to his "number one fan" Mel Batty". Echo News.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Batty
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