Lincoln G Asquith (born 3 April 1964), is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Asquith finished third behind

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in the 200 metres event at the

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. Asquith finished fifth in the 100 metres at the 1985 AAA Championships but was the leading British athlete and therefore considered the British 100 metres champion. Asquith represented

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and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event with

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and Clarence Callender, at the

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, Scotland. From 2006 until 2010 he was the escort of the visually impaired athlete

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Asquith, Lincoln 1964 births English male sprinters British male sprinters Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Living people Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics