.jpg) Paterson in 1945, aged 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alan Sinclair Paterson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 June 1928 Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 May 1999 (aged 70) Port Credit, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1944–1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alan Sinclair Paterson (11 June 1928 – 8 May 1999) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the high jump. He was one of Europe's best high jumpers during the immediate post-World War II period. He was the champion at the European Athletics Championships in 1950 and was also silver medallist at the 1946 event. He won a silver medal for Scotland at the 1950 British Empire Games.
He was a two-time Olympic finalist in the event, having competed at the 1948 London Olympics and the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. His personal best of 2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in) was a British record at the time and he was a three-time champion at the AAA Championships.[1]