Alan Lerwill

Alan Lerwill
Personal information
Full name Alan Leslie Lerwill
Nationality England
Born 15 November 1946
Portsmouth
Died 6 February 2021 (aged 74)
Medal record
Athletics
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Edinburgh long jump
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch long jump

Alan Leslie Lerwill (15 November 1946 – 6 February 2021) was a male British international long jumper.

Athletics career

He competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics, coming seventh in the latter. He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 1970 British Commonwealth Games long jump, and gold medal in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games. He also competed in the triple jump in both of those games, and set a British high jump record of 2.10m in 1973.