Mervyn Luckwell

{{short description|British javelin thrower}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| event =Javelin

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| pb = Javelin throw: 83.52 m (2011)

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Mervyn Richard Luckwell (born 29 November 1984[http://www.teamgb.com/athletes/mervyn-luckwell Team GB]) is a British javelin thrower. He was the sole male javelin thrower on the team for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |title=Team GB v the world: how British efforts this season compare with national and world records |website=The Daily Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423001218/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympic_infographics_and_data/9380985/Team-GB-v-the-world-how-British-efforts-this-season-compare-with-national-and-world-records.html |archive-date=23 April 2022 |url-status=live |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympic_infographics_and_data/9380985/Team-GB-v-the-world-how-British-efforts-this-season-compare-with-national-and-world-records.html}}

He was born in Milton Keynes.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040207/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/mervyn-luckwell-1.html Mervyn Luckwell]. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-25. Luckwell represented Great Britain at the European Team Championships in 2009 and 2010, and also the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.[http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=28654 Mervyn Luckwell]. Power of 10. Retrieved on 2015-01-25.

Seasonal bests by year

  • 2007 - 75.68
  • 2008 - 74.98
  • 2009 - 81.05
  • 2010 - 80.08
  • 2011 - 83.52
  • 2012 - 82.15

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