John Morbey, Date of Birth

John Morbey

British-Bermudian long jumper

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1939

Profession: sprinter, long jumper, triple jumper

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

John Morbey (born 9 August 1939) is a former British and Bermudian long jumper, triple jumper and sprinter.
He competed for Great Britain in the long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics, finished eleventh.
Representing Bermuda, he won a silver medal in the long jump at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Morbey also placed fifteenth in the triple jump and was eliminated in the heats of the 110 yards and 4 x 110 yards relay. Morbey was the Bermudian team manager at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, when the Bermudian authorities decided to join the boycott of the Games.
The Bermudian team was a particularly late withdrawal as its athletes appeared in the opening ceremony and in the opening day of competition before the Bermuda Olympic Association decided to formally withdraw.