Tom Lavery
Appearance
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Born | 18 December 1911 Crowden Beatcross, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Died | 7 February 1987 (aged 75) Germiston, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 110 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 14.0 (1938)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomas "Tom" Patrick Lavery (18 December 1911 – 7 February 1987) was a South African sprinter and hurdler. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in 110 metre hurdles and 4×100 metre relay, but failed to reach the finals. At the 1938 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 120 yards hurdles. In the 100 yards event he finished fourth. Twelve years later he won the bronze medal in the 120 yards hurdles at the 1950 Empire Games.[1]
References
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- ^ a b Tom Lavery. sports-reference.com
- ^ Tom Lavery. trackfield.brinkster.net
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1987 deaths
- South African male sprinters
- South African male hurdlers
- Olympic athletes of South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Scottish emigrants to South Africa
- South African athletics biography stubs