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In the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|800 metres]], Crawford won his heat in the first round easily, with a time of 1:57.8. He was disqualified in the final, however. Crawford also won his first round heat in the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|1500 metres event]]. He placed fifth in the final with a time of 4:07.6. |
In the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|800 metres]], Crawford won his heat in the first round easily, with a time of 1:57.8. He was disqualified in the final, however. Crawford also won his first round heat in the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|1500 metres event]]. He placed fifth in the final with a time of 4:07.6. |
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Crawford's sister was Loris Callingham, who was killed in the torpedoing of [[RMS Leinster|RMS ''Leinster'']] in 1918. Their father was [[Frank Fairbairn Crawford]], who played [[first-class cricket]] in England and South Africa before being killed in the Second Boer War.<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=117601808 Loris Muriel Natalie Crawford Callingham] – FindAGrave. Retrieved 8 August 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/ivo-fairbairn-crawford-1.html Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford] – SR/Olympic Sports. Retrieved 8 August 2015.</ref> An uncle, Rev. [[John Charles Crawford]], and his three sons (Ivo and Loris's cousins), [[Jack Crawford (cricketer)|Jack]], [[Reginald Crawford (cricketer)|Reginald]], and [[Vivian Crawford|Vivian]], all also played first-class cricket, with Jack playing for England.<ref>[http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13237/13237.html Frank Crawford] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 August 2015.</ref> |
Crawford's sister was Loris Callingham, who was killed in the torpedoing of [[RMS Leinster|RMS ''Leinster'']] in 1918. Their father was [[Frank Fairbairn Crawford]], who played [[first-class cricket]] in England and South Africa before being killed in the Second Boer War.<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=117601808 Loris Muriel Natalie Crawford Callingham] – FindAGrave. Retrieved 8 August 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/ivo-fairbairn-crawford-1.html Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121133720/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/ivo-fairbairn-crawford-1.html |date=21 November 2015 }} – SR/Olympic Sports. Retrieved 8 August 2015.</ref> An uncle, Rev. [[John Charles Crawford]], and his three sons (Ivo and Loris's cousins), [[Jack Crawford (cricketer)|Jack]], [[Reginald Crawford (cricketer)|Reginald]], and [[Vivian Crawford|Vivian]], all also played first-class cricket, with Jack playing for England.<ref>[http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13237/13237.html Frank Crawford] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 August 2015.</ref> |
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* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/ivo-fairbairn-crawford-1.html Profile at ''Sports-Reference.com''] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151121133720/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/ivo-fairbairn-crawford-1.html Profile at ''Sports-Reference.com''] |
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Revision as of 05:24, 16 April 2017
Ivo Frank Fairbairn-Crawford (born Ivo Frank Fairbairn Crawford; 20 December 1884 – 24 August 1959) was a British middle-distance runner. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, and was educated at Felsted.
In the 800 metres, Crawford won his heat in the first round easily, with a time of 1:57.8. He was disqualified in the final, however. Crawford also won his first round heat in the 1500 metres event. He placed fifth in the final with a time of 4:07.6.
Crawford's sister was Loris Callingham, who was killed in the torpedoing of RMS Leinster in 1918. Their father was Frank Fairbairn Crawford, who played first-class cricket in England and South Africa before being killed in the Second Boer War.[1][2] An uncle, Rev. John Charles Crawford, and his three sons (Ivo and Loris's cousins), Jack, Reginald, and Vivian, all also played first-class cricket, with Jack playing for England.[3]
References
- ^ Loris Muriel Natalie Crawford Callingham – FindAGrave. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford Archived 21 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine – SR/Olympic Sports. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ Frank Crawford – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- 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. Retrieved 29 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 July 2006.
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