Leslie Snow (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 13 December 1907 Twickenham, England |
| Died | 1995 Surrey, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
| Club | London Athletic Club |
Leslie George Snow (13 December 1907 – 1995) was an English athlete who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games.[1]
Biography
Snow was born in Twickenham, England and was a member of the London Athletic Club.[2]
Snow represented England at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario,[3] where he competed in the javelin throw event, finishing in fifth place.[4] He was a bank clerk at the time of the 1930 Games and lived in Horley, Surrey.[5]
Snow was still throwing in 1939 for Dorking St Paul's.[6]
References
- ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "County Athletics". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. 18 April 1930. Retrieved 5 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hamilton 1930 Team". Team England. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Athletics Javelin Throw - Men Hamilton 1930". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ "Athletics". Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser. 4 August 1939. Retrieved 5 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.