Fred Alsop, Britain’s best triple jumper in the 60s
Fred Alsop was a triple jumper of some note and was the first modern British triple jumper to make an impact at world-level, and was the first Brit to jump over 16m (Perth, 1962). At the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 Alsop was leading the final with 16.46m (also a British record), but would eventually finish just outside the medals in 4th place. In 1965 he jumped a wind assisted 16.65m (+2.5) against Hungary, but never improved beyond his Tokyo mark despite success at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston (Jamaica). Also a decent long jumper (7.74m in 1964), Alsop won the AAA long jump title on three occasions.
