William Simmons (athlete)

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William Simmons
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NationalityBritish (English)
Born1903
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprints
Club Polytechnic Harriers

William John Simmons (1903-date of death unknown) was an English athlete. [1]

Biography

Simmons finished second behind Jack London in the 100 yards event at the 1929 AAA Championships. [2] [3] [4]

Simmons competed in the 220 yards at the 1930 British Empire Games for England. [5] He was a salesman at the time of the 1930 Empire Games and lived in St Peter Street, London. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Double for W. J. Simmons" . London Daily Chronicle. 15 May 1930. Retrieved 5 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Foreigners held at Bay" . Reynolds's Newspaper. 7 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships" . Daily News (London). 8 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
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