He competed at the 1968 and 1972 summer Olympics in the javelin and won a gold medal in the 1967 World Student Games and the 1970 Commonwealth Games .
David Howard Travis was a major figure in UK javelin throwing during the 1960s and 1970s .
David Howard Travis competed at the 1968 and 1972 summer Olympics in the javelin and won a gold medal in the 1967 World Student Games and the 1970 Commonwealth Games .
David Howard Travis was a major figure in UK javelin throwing during the 1960s and 1970s .