George Hester

George Hester ( George Black "Buck" Hester; born August 20, 1902 in Windsor , Ontario , † December 8, 1951 ) was a Canadian sprinter .

At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924, he reached over 100 m as well as the semi-finals in the 4-by-100-meter relay and the quarter-finals over 200 m .

At the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928, he was disqualified in the final of the 4 x 100 meter relay with the Canadian team. Over 100 m he was eliminated in the quarter-finals and over 200 m in the preliminary run.

Personal bests

100 yards : 9.7 s, May 8, 1926, Ann Arbor
100 m : 10.7 s, 1924
200 m : 21.8 s, 1924

Web links

George Hester in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
George Hester in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Hester, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hester, George Black; Hester, Buck
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH	August 20, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH	Windsor
DATE OF DEATH	December 8, 1951