Editing Allan Wells (section)

===Early years and long jump===
Born in [[Edinburgh]], Wells was educated at Fernieside Primary School and then [[Liberton High School]]. He left school at age 15 to begin an engineering apprenticeship.<ref name="guardianolysrs"/> He was initially a [[triple jump]]er and [[long jump]]er,<ref name="guardianolysrs">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/jun/15/50-olympic-stunning-moments-allan-wells |title=50 stunning Olympic moments No39: Allan Wells wins 100m gold in Moscow |date=15 June 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |author=Rob Bagchi |location=London}}</ref> and was the Scottish indoor [[long jump]] champion in 1974.