Douglas Wilson (athlete)
Douglas Gordon "Doug" Wilson (born January 28, 1920 in Islington , † October 18, 2010 in Winchester ) was a British middle-distance runner .
Over 1500 m he was sixth at the European Athletics Championships in Oslo in 1946 and retired from the 1948 Olympic Games in London in the preliminary run.
In 1946 he became English champion in the mile run .
Personal bests
- 1500 m: 3: 51.6 min, September 4th 1950, Norrköping
- 1 mile: 4: 11.4 min, August 11, 1945, Oxford
Web links
- Douglas Wilson in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Douglas Wilson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Wilson, Douglas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilson, Douglas Gordon (full name); Wilson, Doug (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Islington |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 2010 |
| Place of death | Winchester |