Gerard Anderson
Gerard Anderson 
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| Full name | Gerard Rupert Lawrence Anderson |
| nation |
 United Kingdom
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| birthday | March 15, 1889 |
| place of birth | Brentford , UK |
| date of death | November 7, 1914 |
| Place of death | Ypres , Belgium |
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| discipline | Hurdles |
| society | University of Oxford |
Gerard Anderson (full name Gerard Rupert Lawrence Anderson ; born March 15, 1889 in Brentford , United Kingdom , † November 7, 1914 in Ypres , Belgium ) was a British hurdler .
Gerard Anderson, known by his nickname Laurie , attended Eton College . Unlike his brother Arthur, like Gerard a track and field athlete who went to Cambridge University , Gerard attended Oxford University .
Anderson was three times British amateur champion over 120 yard hurdles (1909, 1910 and 1912). He was appointed to the British selection for the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm . Because of his achievements he was easily favored. In the lead , Anderson was able to save. The mode in the Olympic competition stipulated that the first two athletes would advance to the semi-finals in each preliminary run. In eight of the eleven heats, however, only two athletes started (in one heat only one) who were able to qualify directly. Anderson ran in the second run together with the US athlete John Eller . Since he didn't have to run at full speed, 18.6 s were enough for him to get ahead. In the fourth of six semi-finals, in which only the winner progressed to the final, Anderson fell and was eliminated.
When the First World War broke out , Gerard Anderson joined the British Army. As a second lieutenant (compare with sub-lieutenant ) he was assigned to the 3rd regiment of the 1st battalion of the Cheshir regiment in October 1914. The regiment was sent to France and Belgium and took part in the First Battle of Flanders . On November 7, 1914, Gerard Anderson was fatally wounded in fighting near Ypres . Other sources give as the date of death November 9 (including SportsReference) and November 11.
Web links
- Gerard Anderson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Anderson, Gerard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anderson, Gerard Rupert Lawrence (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brentford |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1914 |
| Place of death | Ypres |