Ronald Wylde

Ronald Wylde
Personal information
Nationality	Scottish South African
Born	7 January 1913; South Africa
Died	8 July 2000 (aged 87)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m
Club	Edinburgh UAC
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Scotland
British Empire Games

Ronald Burns Wylde (7 January 1913 – 8 July 2000)^[1] was a South African-born Scottish athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.

Biography

He was also a medical doctor who practised in Grahamstown. South Africa. He attended St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh.

At the 1934 Empire Games, he was a member of the Scottish relay team that won the bronze medal in the 4×440 yards event. In the 440 yards competition, he was eliminated in the heats.

Wylde finished second behind Bill Roberts in the 440 yards event at the 1937 AAA Championships.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Evans 2000, p. 1201.
↑ "The Athletic Championships". Liverpool Daily Post. 17 July 1937. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Six records go by the board at White City". Evening Despatch. 19 July 1937. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

Evans, Bert (2000). "In Memoriam – Ron Wylde" (PDF). SA Medical Journal. 90.

External links

commonwealthgames.com results

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[FOOTNOTEEvans20001201-1] Evans 2000, p. 1201.

[2] "The Athletic Championships". Liverpool Daily Post. 17 July 1937. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "Six records go by the board at White City". Evening Despatch. 19 July 1937. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

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