Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford
Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford ( Ivo Frank Fairbairn-Crawford ; * December 20, 1884 in Longford , † August 24, 1959 in Hambledon , Surrey ) was a British middle-distance runner .
In 1907 he became the British 880 yard champion .
At the Olympic Games in London in 1908 , he led the final of the 1,500-meter run in the first third, but eventually fell back to fifth place. In the final of the 800-meter run , he initially ensured a high pace, but then gave up.
Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford was a student at Dublin University .
Web links
- Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Fairbairn-Crawford, Ivo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fairbairn-Crawford, Ivo Frank |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British middle distance runner |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1884 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Longford |
DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1959 |
Place of death | Hambledon , Surrey |