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Graham Charles Savory (born 11 October 1960), is a male former athlete who competed for England.


Biography

Savory was twice British discus throw champion after winning the 1986 UK Athletics Championships and 1989 UK Athletics Championships. He was also twice a silver medal winner at the
AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the offi ...
. He represented
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in the discus and shot put events, at the
1986 Commonwealth Games The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. This was the second Commonwealth Games to be held in Edinburgh. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largely African, Asian and Caribbe ...
in
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, Scotland. Four years later he represented
England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
in the discus event, at the
1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games () were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: at ...
in
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, New Zealand.


References

1960 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games English male shot putters British male shot putters English male discus throwers British male discus throwers Commonwealth Games athletes for England {{England-shotput-athletics-bio-stub