Howard Payne (athlete)

Andrew 'Howard' Payne (17 April 1931 – 1 March 1992) was an English Olympic track and field athlete. He specialised in the hammer throw event during his career.[1]

Howard Payne
Personal information
Born17 April 1931
Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
Died1 March 1992 (aged 60)
Birmingham, England
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  England
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kingston Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh Hammer throw
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch Hammer throw

Early life

He was born in Benoni, Gauteng (South Africa).

He studied Physics at the University of Birmingham.[2][3] In 1971 he was a lecturer at the university.

Career

Payne represented Great Britain in three consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1964. He previously competed for Southern Rhodesia at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

Payne claimed the gold medal for England in the men's hammer throw event at three consecutive Commonwealth Games in 1962,[4] 1966[5] and the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[6][7][8] He also represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[9][10]

Personal life

He died in Birmingham aged 60. Payne was at one time married to discus thrower Rosemary Payne.

Archives

Archives of Howard Payne are held at the Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham.[11]

References
  1. "Howard Payne". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Birmingham Daily Post Monday 9 May 1960, page 9
  3. Nottingham Evening Post Saturday 21 May 1960, page 12
  4. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  7. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  8. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  9. "1974 Games". Team England.
  10. "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  11. "UoB CALMVIEW2: Overview". calmview.bham.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2020.


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