George Wallach

George Wallach
George Wallach (1910)
Full name	George Curtis Locke gelding
nation	United Kingdom (Olympic Games) Scotland (Cross of Nations)
birthday	March 20, 1883
place of birth	Castle Douglas ,  United Kingdom
date of death	April 2, 1980
Place of death	Manchester , UK
Career
discipline	Long-distance running , cross-country running
Best performance	5000 m: 15: 24.0 min; 10,000 m: 32: 34.8 min
society	Edinburgh Southern Harriers
Medal table
Cross of Nations 0 × 4 × 5 ×
Cross of Nations bronze Caerleon 1911 singles bronze Caerleon 1911 team silver Edinburgh 1912 team bronze Juvisy-sur-Orge 1913 team silver Amersham 1914 singles silver Amersham 1914 team bronze Glasgow 1922 team bronze Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1924 team

George Curtis Locke Wallach (born March 20, 1883 in Castle Douglas , Scotland , † April 2, 1980 in Manchester , United Kingdom ) was a British long-distance and cross-country runner of Scottish descent.

George Wallach was the son of the plumber Hermann Wallach, who immigrated from Germany, and his Scottish wife Janet Wallach. He was the twelfth of the couple's 18 children. George Wallach moved to Lewes in 1905 and to Lancashire in 1906 . He had found work there with the Manchester Evening News .

In terms of sport, he specialized in long-distance and cross-country running. He took part in the Scottish Athletics Championships and was champion in the 4-mile run in 1911. In the same year he won bronze at the Cross of Nations , the forerunner of the World Cross Country Championships , both in the individual and in the team standings. In 1912 a silver medal was added to the team. Wallach was invited to join the UK Olympic squad. At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 Wallach started in the 10,000 meter race , but could not finish his heat and was eliminated.

After the Olympic Games in 1913 he won another bronze medal with the cross team. In the same year he became Scottish four and ten mile champions. In 1914 he was able to defend his national championship title over ten miles, he was also Scottish cross-country champion and won two silver medals at the Cross of Nations in 1914, one in the individual and one in the team competition.

After the First World War Wallach was able to build on his sporting achievements. At the age of 40 he was again Scottish cross country champion in 1922. He also won two more bronze medals with the team at the Cross of Nations in 1922 and 1924.

Web links

• George Wallach in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )