Ronald Wylde
Appearance
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Men's Athletics | ||
Representing Scotland | ||
British Empire Games | ||
1934 London | 4×440 yards |
Ronald Burns Wylde (7 January 1913 – 8 July 2000)[1] was a South African-born Scottish athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games. He was also a medical doctor who practised in Grahamstown. South Africa. He attended St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
At the 1934 Empire Games, he was a member of the Scottish relay team that won the bronze medal in the 4×440 yards event. In the 440 yards competition, he was eliminated in the heats.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans 2000, p. 1201.
- Evans, Bert (2000). "In Memoriam – Ron Wylde" (PDF). SA Medical Journal. 90.
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- 1913 births
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- South African people of Scottish descent
- Scottish male sprinters
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Alumni of St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
- Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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