William Hill (British athlete)
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| Born | 31 October 1896 Bromley, Greater London, England |
| Died | 14 December 1958 (aged 62) Royal Tunbridge Wells, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprints |
| Club | Surrey AC |
William Arthur Hill (31 October 1896 – 14 December 1958) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Career
[edit]Hill, born in Bromley, Greater London, became the National 100 yards champion and the National 220 yards champion, after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1919 AAA Championships.[1][2][3]
Hill was unable to repeat the success the following year, finishing second and third respectively in the 100 and 220 yards events behind Harry Edward at the 1920 AAA Championships.[4][5]
The following month at the 1920 Olympic Games held in Antwerp, Belgium, Hill was a member of the British relay team which finish fourth in the 4 × 100 metre relay event. In the 100 metres competition he was eliminated in the semi-finals and in the 200 metres event he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.[6]
He died in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Reference
[edit]- ^ "AAA Championships". Daily Herald. 7 July 1919. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Amateur Champions". Daily Record. 7 July 1919. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "The Athletic Championships". Weekly Dispatch (London). 4 July 1920. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletics". Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1920. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "William Hill". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- William Hill. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-23.
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