George Hawkins (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 15 October 1883 Tottenham, London, England |
| Died | 22 September 1917 (aged 33) Ypres, West Vlaanderen, belgium |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprints |
| Club | Polytechnic Harriers |
George Albert Hawkins (15 October 1883 – 22 September 1917) was a British athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Hawkins was born in Tottenham, London and was a surprise selection for Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics because he failed to make the 1908 AAA Championships final.[3]
Coached by Sam Mussabini (portrayed in the film Chariots of Fire), Hawkins ran in the 200 metres at the London Games.[4] Hawkins ran the first round race in 22.8 seconds to beat two other runners and advance to the semifinals. There, he won again, this time finishing in 22.6 seconds. This qualified him for the final, where he finished fourth out of four finalists, running 22.9 seconds. The winner's time was 22.6, a time he had achieved in the semifinal.[3]
Hawkins was killed in action, aged 33, during World War I,[5] serving as a gunner with the Royal Garrison Artillery during the Third Battle of Ypres. He was buried in the Bard Cottage Cemetery nearby.[6]
He had five children with Violet Freeman, with whom he was married.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic Games, Britain's team of athletes". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ George Hawkins Archived 2 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-22.
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "The Olympic Games, British Representatives". The Sportsman. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 11 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ Hawkins, G A, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 28 September 2008
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 24 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2006.
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