Ernest Page

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Ernest Page ( Ernest Leslie "Ernie" Page; born September 27, 1910 in the London Borough of Lambeth , † December 9, 1973 in Torquay ) was a British sprinter .

In 1930 he won silver over 100 yards for England starting at the British Empire Games in Hamilton . At the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1932 , he reached the quarter-finals over 100 m and came in sixth place with the British team in the 4 x 100 meter relay .

At the European Athletics Championships in Paris in 1938 , he was eliminated over 100 m in the semi-finals and won bronze in the British 4 x 100 meter relay.

In 1931 he was English champion over 100 yards, in 1938 English indoor champion over 70 yards.

Personal bests

  • 100 yards: 9.8 s, 1931
  • 100 m: 10.7 s, 1931
  • 200 m : 21.6 s, August 22, 1937, Colombes

Web links

  • Ernest Page in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
  • Ernest Page in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
  • Ernest Page in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )