Mel Brock

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Mel Brock athletics

1912 Athletics men's 800 meter final.JPG
Mel Brock (4th from right) in the Stockholm 800 meter final in 1912

Full name George Melbourne Brock
nation Canada 1868Canada Canada
birthday February 3, 1888
place of birth Thamesford,  Canada
size 181 cm
Weight 78 kg
date of death 4th October 1956
Career
discipline Sprint , middle distance run
Best performance 400 m: 49.0 s, 800 m: 1: 52.8 min
society Varsity Blues Toronto

Mel Brock ( George Melville Brock ; born February 3, 1888 in Thamesford , Ontario , † October 4, 1956 ) was a Canadian sprinter and middle-distance runner .

At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, he was fourth in the 800-meter run . Over 400 m , he was eliminated in the preliminary round as well as with the Canadian team in the 4 x 400 meter relay .

Web links

  • Mel Brock in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME Brock, Mel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brock, George Melville
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian sprinter and middle distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH February 3, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Thamesford , Ontario
DATE OF DEATH 4th October 1956