George Bird (athlete)

Last updated
George Bird
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born1900
London
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)440 yards

George Thomas Bird (1900-date of death unknown) was an English runner.

Contents

Athletics

He competed in the 440 yards at the 1930 British Empire Games for England. [1]

Personal life

He was a clerk by trade. [2]

Related Research Articles

Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet

Sir George Alan Thomas, 7th Baronet was a British badminton, tennis and chess player. He was twice British Chess Champion and a 21-time All-England Badminton champion. He also reached the quarterfinals of the singles and the semifinals of the men's tennis doubles at Wimbledon in 1911. Badminton's world men's team championships cup, equivalent to tennis' Davis Cup, is named Thomas Cup after him. Thomas lived most of his life in London and Godalming. He never married, so the hereditary Thomas baronetcy ended on his death.

Roy McCrohan

Roy McCrohan was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.

Donald Charles Hume was a male badminton player from England.

Robert Firth (footballer) English footballer and manager

Robert Edwin Firth was an English footballer who played for Birmingham, Wellington Town, Nottingham Forest, Port Vale, and Southend United. He scored 22 goals from 242 appearances in the Football League. He later coached Spanish La Liga teams Racing de Santander and Real Madrid, leading Santander to a second-place finish in 1930–31 and Madrid to two Campeonato Regional Centro titles and to a first-place finish in La Liga in 1932–33 and a second-place finish in 1933–34.

Robert Dibble Rugby player

Robert Dibble was an English rugby union international who represented England from 1906 to 1912. He also captained the side in 1909 and 1912.

Harry William Payne was a British long-distance runner who competed in the marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and was a two-time national champion. He was born in Bedfordshire.

Robert George Colquhoun, was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.

Wilfrid George Tatham was a British hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Tatham was fourth in the 440 yard hurdles at the 1930 British Empire Games.

England at the 1930 British Empire Games Sporting event delegation

England competed at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from 16 August to 23 August 1930.

Thomas Curtis Hills (1884-1963), was an English bowls player who competed in three British Empire Games.

George William Arthur Wright (1893–1949) was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games and 1938 British Empire Games.

Ernest Frederick Gudgeon (1880-1965), was an English bowls player who competed in two British Empire Games.

James Edney (1870-1951), was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.

Bernard Babington-Smith (1905-1993) was an English pole vaulter.

Thomas Scott was an English diver.

Geoffrey Hutchinson Crawford (1904-1942) was an English rower.

Stanley Bell was an English swimmer.

James William Trippett (1909–2002) was an English swimmer.

Harry Johnson was an English wrestler.

Frederick Bradley was an English rower.

References

  1. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.