Harold Whitlock

Harold Whitlock ( Hector Harold Whitlock ; born December 16, 1903 in Hendon , Middlesex , † December 27, 1985 in Wicklewood , Norfolk ) was a British walker and Olympic champion .

At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin , Whitlock won the 50 km competition in 4:30: 41.4 hours ahead of Swiss Arthur Tell Schwab (4: 32: 09.2 hours). 16 years later at the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 Whitlock started again and at the age of 48 was eleventh in 4: 45: 12.6 hours. With his time in 1936 he would at least have won bronze here.

At the European Championships in Paris in 1938 , Whitlock won the title in 4:41:51 h, two minutes ahead of the German Herbert Dill .

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Harold Whitlock in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Whitlock, Harold
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Whitlock, Hector Harold (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British walker and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH	December 16, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hendon
DATE OF DEATH	December 27, 1985
Place of death	Wicklewood