Ivo Frank Fairbairn-Crawford (born Ivo Frank Fairbairn Crawford; 20 December 1884 – 24 August 1959) was a British/Irish middle-distance runner. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, and was educated at Felsted.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 December 1884 Longford, Ireland |
| Died | 24 August 1959 (aged 74) Hambleden, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | middle-distance |
| Club | Dublin University AC |
Biography
editFairbairn-Crawford became the National 880 yards champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1907 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]
At the 1908 Olympic Games, he competed in the 800 metres; Crawford won his heat in the first round easily, with a time of 1:57.8. He was disqualified in the final, however. Crawford also won his first round heat in the 1500 metres event. He placed fifth in the final with a time of 4:07.6.
Crawford's sister was Loris Callingham, who was killed in the torpedoing of RMS Leinster in 1918. Their father was Frank Fairbairn Crawford, who played first-class cricket in England and South Africa before being killed in the Second Boer War.[5] An uncle, Rev. John Charles Crawford, and his three sons (Ivo and Loris's cousins), Jack, Reginald, and Vivian, all also played first-class cricket, with Jack playing for England.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Champion athletes". Daily Record. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Sporting Life. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford Archived 21 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine – SR/Olympic Sports. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ Frank Crawford – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
Sources
edit- 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 29 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2006.
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