Ernest Glover

Ernest Glover
Ernest Glover (1912)
nation	United Kingdom
birthday	February 19, 1891
place of birth	Sheffield ,  UK
size	180 cm
Weight	68 kg
date of death	April 13, 1954
Place of death	Sheffield, UK
Career
discipline	Long-distance running , cross-country running
Best performance	5000 m: 15: 22.6 min; 10,000 m: 31: 48.2 min
society	Hallamshire Harriers
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × 0 × 1 × Cross of Nations 4 × 1 × 1 ×
Olympic games bronze Stockholm 1912 Cross-country team competition Cross of Nations gold Caerleon 1911 team gold Edinburgh 1912 team gold Juvisy-sur-Orge 1913 team gold Amersham 1914 team silver Juvisy-sur-Orge 1913 singles bronze Amersham 1914 singles

Ernest Glover (born February 19, 1891 in Sheffield , † April 13, 1954 ) was a British long-distance runner .

In the cross-country run at the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, he came in 16th place in the individual ranking and won bronze with the British team. Over 5000 m and 10,000 m he qualified for the finals, but did not start.

In 1913 he was English champion over ten miles and in cross country. At the Cross of Nations he won four gold medals with the team from 1911 to 1914 as well as one silver medal in 1913 and one bronze medal in 1914 in the individual.

Personal bests

• 5000 m: 15: 18.8 min, July 5, 1913, London
• 10,000 m: 31: 48.2 min, April 19, 1913, London

Web links

• Ernest Glover in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Ernest Glover at the Cross of Nations 1913