Harry Askew

Henry Edward Askew was a British athlete who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Askew started long jumping at Barrow Grammar School before going to Gonville and [Caius College, Cambridge] where he won the 1937 Oxbridge Sports. He would become a member of the Achilles Club.
Askew finished second behind William Breach in the long jump event at the 1939 [AAA Championships] before his career was interrupted by World War II.
After the war Askew finished third behind Denis Watts in the long jump event at the 1946 AAA Championships.
At the 1948 Olympic Games in London, he represented the Great Britain team and competed in the Athletics at the [1948 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|men's long jump] competition.
In 1950, Askew finally became the national long jump champion after winning the British AAA title at the 1950 AAA Championships.