Roger Leigh-Wood

Roger Leigh-Wood was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Leigh-Wood was born in Paddington, London. He finished third behind Douglas Lowe in the 440 yards event at the 1927 AAA Championships.
He finished second behind Douglas Lowe again in the 440 yards event at the 1928 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards he represented Great Britain at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he was a member of the British relay team which finished fifth in the 4×400 metre relay event. In the 400 metres competition he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the gold medal with the English team in the 4×440 yards relay contest and the silver medal in the 440 yards hurdles event.
He was High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1964.
He died in Alton.