Alfred Tysoe

athletics
gold	1900	800 m
gold	1900	5000 m team

Alfred Tysoe ( Alfred Edward Tysoe ; born March 21, 1874 in Padiham near Burnley , England , † October 26, 1901 in Blackpool , England) was a British athlete and Olympic champion .

Tysoe was born in a small village near Burnley in Lancashire . In this rural area, Tysoe worked as a farm worker.

As a runner, he first appeared in 1896 when he won the Northern Counties championships over 1000 yards and in the mile run . This caught the attention of the founder of the Salford Harriers, one of the most successful athletics clubs of the time in cross-country running . As a new club member he was given the opportunity in 1897 to participate in the championships of the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) , which corresponded to the British championships. He won over one and over ten miles . In 1898 he helped his club to the sixth national championships in cross country. In the same year he won the AAA championships over 880 yards. This route was to become his parade route, on which he also achieved the title of British champion in 1899 and 1900. This year he set a world record with a time of 1: 57.8 minutes.

At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900 , thanks to his world record, he was the favorite at the start of the 800-meter run . He lived up to his role as a favorite and won the gold medal in front of the two Americans John Cregan and David Hall . In the further course of the games he won another gold medal in the joint British-Australian team in the 5000 meter team run, together with his teammates Charles Bennett , John Rimmer , Sidney Robinson and the Australian Stan Rowley , ahead of the team from France .

Placements at the Olympic Games:

• II. Olympic Games 1900, Paris
  • 800 m - GOLD with 2: 01.2 min (silver to John Cregan from the USA with 2: 03.0 min; bronze to David Hall from the USA with 2: 06.0 min)
  • 5000 m team - GOLD in the mixed team (silver to France )

Note: With the exception of the time of the winner, the running times are estimated as there was no time measurement for those placed. With them, the gap to the winner or the first place was determined with a length specification.

Tysoe fell ill a year later and died of pleurisy ( pleurisy ) at the age of 27 .

Web links

• Alfred Tysoe in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )