George Webber (athlete)
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| Born | 6 December 1894 Shepherd's Bush, London | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 May 1950 (aged 55) Luton, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle distance | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Highgate Harriers | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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George Joseph Webber (6 December 1894 – 31 May 1950) was a British athlete, who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Career
[edit]Webber was born in Shepherd's Bush, London, and was affiliated with Highgate Harriers. He finished third behind Joe Blewitt in the 4 miles event at the 1923 AAA Championships.[1][2][3]
At the 1924 Olympic Games held in Paris, France, he competed for Great Britain in the 3000 metre team event, where he won the silver medal with his teammates Bertram Macdonald and Herbert Johnston.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Liddell creates new record". Pall Mall Gazette. 7 July 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 July 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "George Webber". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Webber". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012.
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