Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Congleton, England | 16 April 1883
Died | 27 December 1967 87) Macclesfield, England | (aged
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Racewalking |
Club | Salford Harriers |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 2 mile walk: 13:38.4 (1911) 10 km walk: 49:42.6 (1912) |
William George Yates (5 August 1880 – 27 December 1967) was a British racewalker who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. [1]
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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