Bertram Macdonald
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1902 Kings Norton, Birmingham, England | |||||||||||
| Died | 28 December 1965 (aged 63) Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | middle-distance | |||||||||||
| Club | Birchfield Harriers | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Bertram Hector Macdonald (25 May 1902 – 28 December 1965) was a British long-distance runner who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Career
[edit]Macdonald was born in Kings Norton, Birmingham. MacDonald competed for Great Britain in the 1924 Olympics Games held in Paris, France, in the 3000 metre team where he won the silver medal with his teammates Herbert Johnston and George Webber.[1]
The following year Macdonald became the national 1 mile champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1925 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]
He died in Wellesbourne in Warwickshire,.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bertram Macdonald". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 18 July 1925. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Holders". Daily News (London). 20 July 1925. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Bertram Macdonald. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-02-01.
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