Leigh Atkinson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 June 1958 Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Leigh Atkinson (born 10 June 1958) is a Welsh former swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] Leigh also competed for Wales at the 1978 Commonwealth Games held in Edmonton, Canada and at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. On retirement from competing Leigh became the Welsh National Coach, taking the Welsh Team to the Commonwealth Games in Auckland, NZ in 1990.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leigh Atkinson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
External links
[edit]- Leigh Atkinson at World Aquatics
- Leigh Atkinson at Olympics.com
- Leigh Atkinson at Olympedia
- Leigh Atkinson at Team GB
- Leigh Atkinson at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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- British male breaststroke swimmers
- Welsh male breaststroke swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales
- Swimmers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Bishop's Stortford
- British swimming biography stubs