Ernie Pomfret
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 18 April 1941 Haswell, England |
| Died | 1 May 2001 (aged 60) Sunderland, England |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Middle-distance running Steeplechase |
Ernest Pomfret (18 April 1941 – 1 May 2001) was a British middle-distance runner who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Pomfret was born in Haswell, County Durham, England, and was a member of the Houghton Harriers of Sunderland.[2]
Pomfret finished third behind Maurice Herriott in the steeplechase event at the 1962 AAA Championships.[3]
At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he represented Great Britain in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase.[2]
He also represented England in the 3,000 metres steeplechase, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[4][5][6]
Maurice Herriott would be the nemesis of Pomfret at the AAA Championships because in addition to his 1962 third place behind Herriott, Pomfret would finish runner-up to him in five consecutive steeplechase title finals from 1963 to 1967.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ernie Pomfret Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "White City Results - First Day". Daily Mirror. 14 July 1962. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- 1941 births
- 2001 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- British male middle-distance runners
- British male steeplechase runners
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games athletes for England
- English male middle-distance runners
- 20th-century English sportsmen