George Herbert Patching (15 September 1886 – 31 March 1944) was a South African sprinter, who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South African |
| Born | 15 September 1886 Queenstown, Cape Colony, South Africa |
| Died | 31 March 1944 (aged 57) Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event | 100 metres |
Career
editPatching won the British AAA Championships title in the 100 yards event at the 1912 AAA Championships.[2][3] The time recorded in the final was 9.8 seconds and was described as the outstanding feature of the day.[4]
In addition to winning the 100 yards title he finished third behind Willie Applegarth in the 220 yards event and finished runner-up behind Cyril Seedhouse in the 440 yards, at the same championships.[5]
Later that year, at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, Patching competed in the men's 100 metres event, where he just missed out on a medal after finishing fourth in the final.[6][7] Patching also competed in the 200 metres, where he won his quarter final race and the 400 metres, winning his heat before being eliminated in the semi-finals.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "George Patching". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Athletic Championship". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 15 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Amateur Athletic Championship". Leicester Evening Mail. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 15 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Record time". Sport (Dublin). 29 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.
- ^ "Reflecting on SA's 12 greatest Olympic moments ahead of Tokyo Games". Sunday Times (South Africa). 18 July 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Patching Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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