Peter Hans Dudley Ward (7 February 1913 – 13 January 2009) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 1913 Berlin, German Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 January 2009 (aged 95) Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Business owner | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Achilles Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editWard 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.[1] He set a new 5,000 metres games record at the 1935 International Universities Games in Budapest.
Ward became the national 3 miles champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1936 AAA Championships in a new 3 miles record.[2][3]
One month later he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, where he finished eleventh in the 5000 metres event, narrowly beating out fellow English runner Frank Close.[4]
Ward retained the 3 miles title at the 1937 AAA Championships.[5]
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.[6]
Personal life
editHe was a stockbroker by trade before serving in the Second World War as a major in the Royal Artillery.[7] 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
edit- ^ a b c "Peter Ward Obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ "AAA Championships begin". Western Mail. 11 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wooderson wins again". Daily Herald. 13 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Sydney 1938 Team". Team England. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "Peter Ward". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.