Tommy Green

Tommy Green (actually Thomas William Green ; born March 30, 1894 in Fareham , Hampshire , † March 29, 1975 in Eastleigh , Hampshire) was a British walker and Olympic champion .

At the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles , the 50 km competition was held for the first time . Green, who had become British champion at this distance in 1930, won this competition in 4:50:10 h before the European champion from 1934 Jānis Daliņš from Latvia, who became European champion in 1934, and the three-time Olympic champion in 1920 and 1924 Ugo Frigerio , the In 1920 and 1924 he became Olympic champion on shorter distances.

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Tommy Green in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Green, Tommy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Green, Thomas William (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British walker and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH	March 30, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fareham
DATE OF DEATH	March 29, 1975
Place of death	Eastleigh