Roy Cruttenden

Arthur Roy Cruttenden was a British long jumper who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Born in Brighton, Cruttenden became an accomplished sprinter and quarter-miler before taking up long jump. World War II interrupted his career and he served in the Royal Engineers.
Cruttenden finished second behind Harry Askew in the long jump event at the 1950 AAA Championships and then finished second again behind Sylvanus Williams at both the 1951 AAA Championships and 1952 AAA Championships. However, because he was the best placed British athlete he was considered the British long jump champion.
Cruttenden finally won an AAA title outright in 1956 and later that year represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. Cruttenden retained his title at the 1957 AAA Championships.
He was selected for the England athletics team in the long jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he finished in fifth place overall.
Later he moved to Gibraltar serving with the Royal Navy.