William Stewart (athlete)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | 22 October 1889
Died | 29 April 1958 Monegeetta, Victoria, Australia | (aged 68)
Sport | |
Sport | Sprinting |
Event | 100 yards/metres |
Club | London Athletic Club |
William Allan Stewart (22 October 1889 – 29 April 1958) was an Australian sprinter who competed at the Olympic Games.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Stewart finished third in the 100 yards event at the British 1911 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]
Setwart competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "William Stewart". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "A Champion Sprinter". The Herald. 1 November 1911. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Amateur Athletic Championship". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Champions". Sporting Life. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Stewart Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2017.