Sydney Sarel

Sydney Sarel
Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	18 June 1872; Kensington, London, England
Died	23 December 1950 (aged 78); Bethnal Green, London, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	racewalking
Club	London Athletic Club

Sydney Lancaster Sarel (18 June 1872 – 23 December 1950) was a British track and field athlete who competed in racewalking events and competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Biography

Sarel was educated at Tonbridge School and studied natural sciences at Keble College, Oxford. He taught science at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School before training for the priesthood. He was ordained in 1898 and served as a curate in Hoxton, then as vicar of St Matthew's, Bethnal Green.^[2]

Sarel represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London,^[3]^[4] where he was eliminated in the first round of the 3500 metre walk competition.^[2]

He dedicated himself to missionary work and also the promotion of athletics. He was the president of London Athletic Club in 1928.^[2]

^ "Sydney Sarel". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sydney Sarel". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
^ "Olympic Games, Britain's team of athletes". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 11 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "The Olympic Games, British Representatives". The Sportsman. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 11 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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