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Edward Ryle

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Edward Ryle
Personal information
Born1 October 1885
Cambridge, England
Died5 April 1952 (aged 66)
Navan, Meath, Ireland
Sport
SportAthletics
Event440y/400m
ClubUniversity of Cambridge

Edward Hewish Ryle (1 October 1885 – 5 April 1952) was a British track and field athlete competing in the 400 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

Biography

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Born in Cambridge, his talent for running was discovered while he attended Cambridge University.[1]

Ryle finished second behind Wyndham Halswelle in the 440 yards event at the 1908 AAA Championships.[2][3]

At the 1908 Olympic Games, Montague won his preliminary heat in the 400 metres in a walkover. He placed third in his semifinal to be eliminated from competition.[4]

Ryle once again finished second in the 440 yards event at the 1910 AAA Championships.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Edward Ryle Archived 2015-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-21.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 6 July 1908. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Edward Ryle". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Athletics". Evening Star. 3 July 1910. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "AAA Championships". The Scotsman. 4 July 1910. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • 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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