George Webber (athlete)
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing Great Britain | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1924 Paris | 3000 metre team |
George Joseph Webber (6 December 1895 – 31 May 1950) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team. He was born in Shepherds Bush, London, and affiliated with Highgate Harriers. He competed for Great Britain in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 3000 metre team where he won the silver medal with his teammates Bertram Macdonald and Herbert Johnston.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "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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- 1895 births
- 1950 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Sportspeople from Luton
- English male long-distance runners
- British male long-distance runners
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment soldiers
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- Military personnel from Bedfordshire
- 20th-century English sportsmen
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