Peter Wells (athlete)
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Peter Wells was a British-born athlete who competed in the High Jump at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.
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Wells, of Queen Elizabeth's School, becoming the first English schoolboy to clear 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Queen Elizabeth's School athletics team, 1947
Wells (left) congratulating Ron Pavitt after both jumpers beat the English native high jump record
Alan Paterson
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Alan Sinclair Paterson was a British track and field athlete who competed in the high jump. He was one of Europe's best high jumpers during the immediate post-World War II period. He was the champion
Peter Wells (athlete)
…Christchurch, New Zealand, Wells recorded the highest jump of his career with 6 ft 7+1⁄2 in (2.02 m). This equalled the British high jump record set by Alan Paterson on 2 August 1947. They remained joint British record holders until 1 August 1959 when Crawford Fairbrother cleared 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m). In September…
Paterson in 1945, aged 17