Jack Archer
John "Jack" Archer (10 August 1921 – 29 July 1997) was an English athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He was born in Nottingham.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  | ||
| European Athletics Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1946 Oslo | 100 m |
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1948 London | 4×100 m relay |
Representing  | ||
| British Empire Games | ||
| 1950 Auckland | 4×110 yd relay |
He competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 4 × 100 metres relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates John Gregory, Alastair McCorquodale and Kenneth Jones representing Great Britain.
He represented England and won a silver medal in the 4×110 yd relay at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2]
Archer died in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
References
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1938 Athletes". Team England.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Archer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
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