Syd Luyt
Syd Luyt (actually Thomas Sydney Andrew Luyt; born December 11, 1925 in Germiston ; † June 4, 2010 ) was a South African marathon runner .
In 1947 he won the Durban Athletic Club marathon in 2:39:27 h. The following year he qualified second in the South African Championship in 2:38:44 h for the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where he was sixth in 2:38:11 h.
In 1949 he won a marathon in Queenstown in 2:34:17 h. At the British Empire Games in Auckland in 1950 he won silver in 2:37:03 h.
The national championship title in 1951 was followed by an eleventh place at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki with his personal best of 2:32:41 h. In 1953 he finished second in the Comrades Marathon over 87 km and triumphed in the Jackie Gibson Marathon.
Web links
- Syd Luyt in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Syd Luyt in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Luyt, Syd |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Luyt, Thomas Sydney Andrew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Germiston |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4th 2010 |