Alexander Burt
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| Born | 9 April 1884 Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 February 1967 (aged 82) Cleland, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Baird Burt (9 April 1884 – 1 February 1967) was a field hockey player from Scotland who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics as a member of the Scottish team, which won the bronze medal. His brother, John, also was a member of the Scottish team.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Burt was born in Glasgow to a farming family and played club hockey for Rutherglen Hockey Club.[3][4]
Burt emigrated to the United States in the 1920s and was a leather merchant by trade but would return to Scotland in later life.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Alexander Burt's profile". databaseOlympics. Archived from the original on 8 March 2007.
- ↑ "Alexander Burt's profile". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- 1 2 "Alexander Burt". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ↑ "Scotland v. Wales". Dundee Courier. 23 January 1905. Retrieved 5 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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