Walter Porter (runner)
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British athlete
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| Fullname | Walter Harold Porter | ||||||
| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||
| Born | (1903-02-30)30 February 1903 York, England | ||||||
| Died | 3 August 1979(1979年08月03日) (aged75) York, England | ||||||
| Sport | |||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||
Event | Middle-distance running | ||||||
| Club | York Harriers & Athletic Club | ||||||
Medal record
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Walter Harold Porter (30 August 1903 – 3 August 1979) was a British athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] [2]
Career
[edit ]Porter was the Yorkshire champion at 880 yards, the mile, and 3 miles and finished third behind William Seagrove in the a mile event at the 1924 AAA Championships.[3] [4] [5] Shortly afterwards he was selected for the British team to compete at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a silver medal in the 3000 metres team race.
References
[edit ]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walter Porter Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ↑ "Walter Porter". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ↑ "To-day's Athletics" . Gloucestershire Echo. 21 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletic Championships" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 23 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
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