Alastair McCorquodale
Alastair McCorquodale (born December 5, 1925 in Hillhead , Glasgow , † February 27, 2009 in Grantham ) was a British sprinter .
Alastair McCorquodale went to boarding school in Harrow as the scion of a Scottish publishing family . In 1947 he began his short career as a track and field athlete with a victory over 100 yards at the military championships, at the state championships he finished fifth. In 1948 he became British runner-up over 100 yards and champion over 220 yards. At the Olympic Games in London he was in the 100-meter run behind the Americans Harrison Dillard and Barney Ewell and the Panamanian Lloyd LaBeachFourth (with the unofficial time of 10.7 seconds). McCorquodale narrowly missed the final over 200 meters. In the season finale, the Americans won in 40.6 seconds, followed by the British in 41.3 seconds. After the Olympics, McCorquodale ended his athletics career.
From 1948 to 1951 McCorquodale starred in five first-class cricket games for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the Free Foresters and the Middlesex County Cricket Club as a left-handed batsman and right-handed fast bowler . In the 1951-52 season he took part in the MCC tour to Canada. McCorquodale later took over his family's publishing company and was responsible for publishing the Whitaker's Almanack yearbook .
Alastair McCorquodale was 1.83 m tall and weighed 78 kg during his playing days.
literature
- Peter Matthews (Ed.): Athletics 2009. SportsBooks, Cheltenham 2009, ISBN 978-1-899807-78-9 (obituary page 109).
Web links
- Alastair McCorquodale in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- McCorquodale's cricket career
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McCorquodale, Alastair |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish athlete and cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hillhead , Glasgow |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 2009 |
| Place of death | Grantham |