Watts, Denis, 1920-2005

LC control no.	n 50043703
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Watts, Denis, 1920-2005 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Watts, D. C. V. (Denis Claude Vernon), 1920-2005 Watts, Denis C. V. (Denis Claude Vernon), 1920-2005 Watts, Denis Claude Vernon
Associated country	Great Britain
Birth date	1920
Death date	2005-06-10
Field of activity	Coaching (Athletics) Olympics
Affiliation	Kingston & Poly AC
Profession or occupation	Coaches (Athletics)
Found in	Pugh, D. L. Athletics for women, 1962 The complete middle distance runner, c1974: title page (Denis Watts) page 4 of cover (Denis Watts has been head coach to the British Commonwealth and British Olympic teams) Kingston & Poly AC website, viewed August 21, 2024: ID253-Denis Watts, 1920-2005 (former international athlete and national coach, Denis Watts, died on June 10, 2005. After serving in the RAF in WW2, Polytechnic Harriers' Denis Claude Vernon Watts soon became the leading long and triple jumper in the UK, winning both titles at the AAA Championships in 1946 and going on to selection for that year's European Championships in Oslo. He was elected a Life Member of the Poly in the same year. He won the AAA triple again in 1947. He narrowly failed to make the 1948 Olympic team and was then appointed as one of the first professional national coaches the same year as part of the new AAA Coaching Scheme, with responsibility for the North of England. He was awarded the MBE for services to the sport and he remained for 30 years in that post, becoming one of the most successful coaches in the country, as well as a prolific writer on the sport. He retired as one of the two Principal National Coaches in 1978) OCLC, August 21, 2024: (access points: Watts, Denis; Watts, Denis, 1920-; Watts, Denis C.V.; Watts, Denis Claude Vernon; usage: D.C.V. Watts; Denis Watts; Denis C.V. Watts)
Associated language	eng