William Seagrove
William Raymond Seagrove ( July 2, 1898 - June 5, 1980 ) was a British middle and long distance runner .
At the Olympic Games in 1920 he was sixth over 5000 m with his personal best of 15: 21.0 min. In the team race over 3000 m he came in ninth place (taking into account the discarded results place 8) and won silver with the British team.
In the 3,000-meter team race at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, he came in 16th place as the sixth member of the British team. Although he had delivered a strike result, he was awarded the silver medal like the rest of the British team.
In 1924 he became English champion in the mile run with his personal best of 4: 21.2 minutes.
Web links
- William Seagrove in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Seagrove, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seagrove, William Raymond |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British middle and long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1898 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th June 1980 |