John Howell (athlete)
{{short description|British long jumper}}
{{other people||John Howell (disambiguation){{!}}John Howell}}
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{{Use British English|date=July 2014}}
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| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|04|10|df=yes}}{{cite web|title=Profile of John Howell |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/john-howell-1.html |publisher=Sports Reference |accessdate=8 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150443/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/john-howell-1.html |archivedate=14 July 2014 }}
| birth_place = London, England
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| sport = Athletics
| event = Long jump
| club = Herne Hill Harriers
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John David Howell (born 10 April 1936) is a former British long jumper.
Biography
Howell was born in London, England and was a member of the Herne Hill Harriers.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69167 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=5 May 2025}}
He first competed internationally at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Representing Great Britain, he finished in 27th place in the qualifying round of the long jump event with a jump of 7.19 metres.
Howell finished second behind John Oladitan in the long jump event at the 1961 AAA Championships{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004848/19610715/273/0012 |title=White City details |work=Daily Express |date=15 July 1961 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=5 May 2025}} and second behind Jorma Valkama at the 1962 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete he was considered the British long jump champion.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=5 May 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=5 May 2025}}
Shortly afterwards at the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Howell finished seventh in the final of the long jump with a leap of {{convert|24|ft|3+1/2|in|m|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}.{{cite news|author=Our Athletics Correspondent|title=Medals of every colour for British athletes|newspaper=The Times|location=London|publisher=Times Newspapers Ltd|page=3|date=15 September 1962}} and two months later representing England, Howell finished in eighth place in the long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia with a jump of {{convert|24|ft|2+3/4|in|m|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|title=Results of the men's long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|url=http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3035&sportid=1473|publisher=CGF|accessdate=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419025621/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3035&sportid=1473|archive-date=19 April 2014|url-status=dead}} At the same meet, Howell finished 11th in the triple jump with a leap of {{convert|27|ft|0|in|m|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}{{cite web|title=Results of the men's triple jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|url=http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3035&sportid=1477|publisher=CGF|accessdate=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419050619/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3035&sportid=1477|archive-date=19 April 2014|url-status=dead}} and was also due to compete in the high jump but pulled out to focus on the other events.{{cite web|title=Results of the men's high jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|url=http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3035&sportid=1471|publisher=CGF|accessdate=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408222456/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3035&sportid=1471|archive-date=8 April 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/38767|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/perth-1962/athletes|title=1962 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}
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Category:English male long jumpers
Category:British male long jumpers
Category:Olympic athletes for Great Britain
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for England
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games