George Constable
.jpg) George Constable in 1928 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Charles George Constable[1] |
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | July 1904 Fenny Stratford, England |
| Died | 14 April 1932 (aged 27) Charing Cross, London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | 10,000 metres |
| Club | Surrey AC |
Charles George Constable (July 1904 – 14 April 1932) was a British long-distance runner who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Career
[edit]Constable finished second behind Jack Webster in the steeplechase event at the 1926 AAA Championships[2][3] and repeated the feat the following year, finishing second behind Ernie Harper, but this time in the 10 miles event at the 1927 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
Constable competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1928 Olympics Games.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "CONSTABLE, Charles George, Newport P." Freee BMD. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "An Olympiad". Weekly Dispatch (London). 3 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Records go abroad". Western Daily Press. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Constable Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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