William Yates (athlete)

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William Yates
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1883-04-16)16 April 1883
Congleton, England
Died27 December 1967(1967-12-27) (aged 87)
Macclesfield, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event Racewalking
ClubSalford Harriers
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)2 mile walk: 13:38.4 (1911)

10  km walk: 49:42.6 (1912)

7 mile walk: 52:02.8 (1911)

William George Yates (5 August 1880 27 December 1967) was a British racewalker who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Yates finished third behind Richard Harrison in the 7 miles walk event at the 1907 AAA Championships. [2] [3] [4]

Yates finished second behind George Larner in the 7 miles walk event and third in the 2 miles walk at the 1911 AAA Championships [5] [6] and the following year in 1912, he finished second behind Bobby Bridge in the 7 mile walk event at the 1912 AAA Championships. [7] [8]

Shortly after the 1912 AAA Championships, Yates competed in the 10 km walk at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. [9]

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References

  1. "William Yates". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. "Champion athletes" . Daily Record. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 22 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA Championships" . Sporting Life. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 22 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. "Amateur Athletic Championship" . Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 1 November 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "AAA Champions" . Sporting Life. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 1 November 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Athletic Championship" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 16 November 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Amateur Athletic Championship" . Leicester Evening Mail. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 16 November 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "William Yates Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2014.