Meyrick Chapman

Meyrick Chapman (9 December 1886 – 29 December 1969) was a British athlete. Educated at Magdalen College School,^[1] he competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 100 metres, Chapman took second place in his first round heat with a time of 11.3 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals.^[2]

He was the winner of the British Olympic 100 m trials and competed for Finchley Harriers.^[1] Chapman was still competing at a relatively high level in 1924, winning the 100 yards at the Bucks AAA championship.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b M Chapman. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-21.
^ "Meyrick Chapman". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^ Bletchley's Giant Show, Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press, August 7, 1926

Sources

Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 20 July 2006.

External links

Meyrick Chapman at Olympedia

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[:0-1] M Chapman. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-21.

[2] "Meyrick Chapman". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

[3] Bletchley's Giant Show, Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press, August 7, 1926

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