Harold Watson (athlete)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1883 |
| Died | 15 February 1963 Sutton, London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprints |
| Club | South London Harriers London Athletic Club |
Harold Watson (1883 – 15 February 1963) was a British athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
Biography
[edit]Watson finished third behind John Morton in the 100 yards event at the 1905 AAA Championships.[2][3]
Watson joined South London Harriers from L.A.C. in 1905, winning their 100 metres discipline at the Harriers' Autumn meeting at Kennington Oval.[4]
At the 1908 Olympic Games in London, he represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics and competed in the 100 metres, Watson took third place in his first round heat and did not advance to the semifinals.[4]
He died in Sutton, London.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic Games, Britain's team of athletes". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1905. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Harold Watson". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
Sources
[edit]- profile
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
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