Edgar Donald Mountain (2 April 1901 – 30 April 1985) was a British middle-distance runner, who competed at two Olympic Games.[3]
 Edgar Mountain in 1921 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1901 Camberwell, London, Great Britain |
| Died | 30 April 1985 (aged 84) Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 800 m |
| Club | Surrey AC, Kingston-upon-Thames; University of Cambridge |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 800 m – 1:53.8e (1920)[1][2] |
Biography
editMountain, born Camberwell, London was educated at Sutton Valence School.[4]
Mountain finished third behind Bevil Rudd in the 880 yards event at the 1920 AAA Championships.[5][6] The following month at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held in Antwerp, Belgium, he represented Great Britain in the 800 metres event and finished fourth, setting a British junior record.[1]
Mountain became the National 880 yards champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1921 AAA Championships and successfully defended his title the following year at the 1922 AAA Championships.[7]
He represented Great Britain for a second time at the 1924 Summer Olympics. After the 1924 Olympics, Mountain settled in South Africa and later became a specialist in South African geological formations and professor at Rhodes University. He discovered several minerals, and one them, mountainite, bears his name.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Edgar Mountain. sports-reference.com
- ^ Edgar Mountain. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Edgar Mountain". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "O.S. Sportsmen". The Suttonian. 34 (5): 54. 1988.
- ^ "The Athletic Championships". Weekly Dispatch (London). 4 July 1920. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletics". Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1920. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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