Leonard Hutton (April 13, 1908 – September 29, 1976) was a

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who competed in the

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. He was born in

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, Quebec. In 1932 he participated in the long jump event but was unable to set a mark. At the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the long jump competition and the bronze medal in the triple jump contest. He was a member of the

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team that won the

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in 1931.

External links

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Len Hutton's obituary
1908 births 1976 deaths Canadian male long jumpers Canadian male triple jumpers Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Anglophone Quebec people Track and field athletes from Montreal Players of Canadian football from Quebec Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{Canada-longjump-athletics-bio-stub