Norman Hallows

Norman Hallows, 1908

Norman Hallows ( Norman Frederic Hallows ; born December 29, 1886 in Doncaster , † October 16, 1968 in Marlborough ) was a British athlete who was successful as a middle-distance runner at the beginning of the 20th century . He was 1.75 m tall and weighed 60 kg.

education and profession

Hallows was a pupil of the Felsted School . He then attended Keble College and University in Oxford and then went to Leeds to study before completing his training as a doctor at St Thomas' Hospital in London .

He participated as a member of the Red Cross and the Royal Army Medical Corps in the Balkan War 1912-13 and the First World War. After the war he became a school doctor at Marlborough College.

Athletic career

Norman Hallows was three times in a row winner over 3 miles in 1905, 1907 and 1908 and in 1909 second over 1 mile in the university comparison Oxford vs. Cambridge . In 1908 he took part in the Olympic Games in London , where he started over 1,500 meters and in the team run over 3 miles. He won his prelim over 1500 meters in 4: 03.4 minutes and set a new Olympic record. The Olympic champion ran at exactly the same time in the subsequent final - although his name was not Hallows, but Mel Sheppard . Hallows also achieved a class time of 4: 04.0 min, which earned him the bronze medal. Silver went to his compatriot Harold Wilson (4: 03.6 min). In the final of the 3-mile team run, he finished seventh overall. He did not get into the ranking because only the three best runners of each team were counted and his teammates had already run in on the first three places overall.

Personal best

The following personal best times are given for Norman Hallows:

• 1500 meters: 4: 03.4 min, 1908
• 1 mile: 4: 30.0 min, 1909
• 3 miles: 14: 53.4 min, 1908

Web link

• Norman Hallows in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )