James Beale (athlete)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Waltham Cross, England | 7 February 1881
Died | 19 February 1968 Haringey, London, England | (aged 87)
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | Marathon |
Club | Hampton Harriers/Polytechnic Harriers |
James George Beale (7 February 1881 – 19 February 1968) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Beale born in Waltham Cross finished second behind Albert Aldridge in the 10 miles event at the 1906 AAA Championships.[1][2]
At the 1908 Olympic Games, beale competed in the men's marathon and finished 17th.[3] Four years later at the 1912 Olympic Games he once again competed in the marathon but did not finish.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Amateur Championships". Bristol Times and Mirror. 9 July 1906. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "James Beale Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ "James Beale". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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Categories:
- 1881 births
- 1968 deaths
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- British male marathon runners
- People from Waltham Cross
- Sportspeople from Hertfordshire
- English male long-distance runners
- English male marathon runners
- British athletics biography stubs