Oswald Groenings
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 May 1880 Middlesbrough , England |
| Died | 24 March 1965 (aged 84) London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | hurdles/high jump |
| Club | Polytechnic Harriers |
Oswald Jacob Groenings (later Birkbeck, 20 May 1880 – 24 March 1965) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Groenings born in Middlesbrough, finished second behind Robert Stronach in the 120 yards hurdles event and second behind Con Leahy in the high jump event at the 1906 AAA Championships.[1][2] Groenings became the National 120 yards hurdles champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1907 AAA Championships and 1908 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]
At the 1908 Olympic Games, he competed in hurdles events. He was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metre hurdles competition after finishing second in his heat. He also participated in the 110 metre hurdles event and was eliminated in the semi-finals again after finishing fourth in his heat.
He died in London on 24 March 1965.[6]
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.
- ^ "Champion athletes". Daily Record. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Sporting Life. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Oswald Groenings". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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