Henry Leeke (6 February 1846[1] – 21 February 1922) was a notable British amateur athlete, and Amateur Champion of England in the hammer throw and shot put.
[2] Born in Holbrook, Derbyshire, Leeke was the son of the Reverend William Leeke and his wife, Mary Anne.
His father was a noted Waterloo historian and famous for carrying the Colour of the 52nd Light Infantry during the battle.
[4] He married the daughter of Matthew Wise of Shrubland Hall, Leamington,[5] with whom he had five daughters and one son, Henry Alan Leeke, who represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics, and who died in 1915.
[3] Leeke died at Cliff House, Leamington on 21 February 1922, aged 76.