Joe Cottrill

Joe Cottrill
	Cottrill of Hallamshire Harriers and Athletic Club in 1912
Personal information
Born	14 October 1888; Woodhouse, South Yorkshire, England
Died	26 October 1972 (aged 84); Sheffield, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	middle-distance
Club	Hallamshire Harriers
Medal record
Olympic Games
Representing Great Britain
Men's athletics

William Cottrill (14 October 1888 – 26 October 1972) was a British athlete who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Career

Cottrill finished third behind Eddie Owen in the 1 mile event at the 1912 AAA Championships.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Shortly after the AAA Championships, he competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden, in the 1,500 metres, in which he did not qualify for the final, and in the 3,000 metres team race, where he won a bronze medal with his teammates George Hutson and Cyril Porter.^[5] The photographs below of the 3,000 metres team race show Cottrill in the middle of the pack, partially obscured by athlete No.62, and finishing in sixth place on the extreme right of the picture. He was also a member of Hallamshire Harriers and Athletic Club.

Gallery

Media related to Joe Cottrill at Wikimedia Commons

1912 Athletics men's 3000 metre team race final2
1912 Athletics men's 3000 metre team race final3
The grave of William Cottrill at Tinsley Park Cemetery, Sheffield

References

^ "Joe Cottrill". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^ "Athletic Championship". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Amateur Athletic Championship". Leicester Evening Mail. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 15 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
^ "Joe Cottrill". olympics.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.