Peter Neville Reed (born 21 September 1943) is a British former

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who competed at the

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Biography

Reed attended

Emanuel School Emanuel School is a private, co-educational day school in Battersea, south-west London. The school was founded in 1594 by Anne Sackville, Lady Dacre and Queen Elizabeth I and today occupies a 12-acre (4.9 ha) site close to Clapham Junction ...

in London. He studied at the University of London, then the

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around 1967 and was a chemistry teacher at local grammar school, in 1968, at the time of the Summer Olympics. Reed finished third behind

Lynn Davies Lynn Davies CBE (born 20 May 1942) is a Welsh former track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. He was the 1964 Olympic champion in the event. Early life Davies was born in Nantymoel near Bridgend and was a member of the ...

in the long jump event at the

1968 AAA Championships The 1968 AAA Championships was the 1968 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 12 to 13 July 1968 at White City Stadium in London, England. Summary The ...

. At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he represented

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in the men's long jump competition.

References

1943 births Living people Alumni of the University of Leicester Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics British male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Great Britain People educated at Emanuel School Place of birth missing (living people) Schoolteachers from London {{UK-athletics-bio-stub