Edward John Sampson (born 2 December 1935), is a male former athlete who competed for England.
Biography
Sampson was a member of the Blackheath Harriers.
He represented the England athletics team[1] and won a silver medal in the 4 × 440 yard relay at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[2][3] He obtained the English 440yards record in a heat of that event at Cardiff Arms Park on 22 July 1958, in a time of 46.8 seconds, and was the first British athlete to run below 47seconds for that event.[citation needed]
He missed out on a place for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome after a poor performance at the 1960 AAA Championships.[4]
References
- ^ “England’s Team”. Lincolnshire Echo. 23 June 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ “Athletes and results”. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ “1958 Athletes”. Team England.
- ^ “Stan Lays his Ghosts in U.K. Record walk”. Sydenham, Forest Hill & Penge Gazette. 22 July 1960. p. 4. Retrieved 27 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
