Harold Watson (1883 – 15 February 1963) was a British athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1883 |
| Died | 15 February 1963 Sutton, London |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprints |
| Club | London Athletic Club |
Biography
editWatson finished third in the 100 yards event at the 1905 AAA Championships.[1][2]
At the 1908 Olympic Games in London, he competed in the 100 metres, Watson took third place in his first round heat and did not advance to the semifinals.[3]
He died in Sutton, London.
References
edit- ^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1905. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Harold Watson". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
Sources
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- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
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