Douglas Neame
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 October 1901 Hanover Square, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 June 1988 (aged 86) Salisbury, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Club | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||
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Commodore Douglas Mortimer Lewes Neame DSO Bar (9 October 1901 – 13 June 1988) was an English track and field athlete who at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Neame was born in Hanover Square .
At the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, he was eliminated in the first round of the 110 metre hurdles event.
Neame finished third behind Luigi Facelli in the 440 yards hurdles event at the 1929 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]
Shortly before the 1930 British Empire Games in Canada, Neame finished third behind Lord burghley and Facelli in the 440 yards event at the 1930 AAA Championships.[5][6] At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the 440 yards hurdles competition.
He carried the Olympic Torch across the English Channel for the 1948 Olympic Games. He died in Salisbury.
References
[edit]- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Foreigners held at Bay". Reynolds's Newspaper. 7 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Daily News (London). 8 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Marathon race won by Scotsman". Daily Herald. 5 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Three new native records". Daily News (London). 7 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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