Edward Owen (6 November 1886 – 24 September 1949) was a British athlete who competed mainly in long-distance races.[1]
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| Born | 6 November 1886 Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 September 1949 (aged 62) Woolwich, England | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editOwen competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics, held in London, in the 5 miles, where he won the silver medal. In the 1912 Summer Olympics he was able to win the bronze medal in the 3000 m team event.
Born in Manchester, he ran for Salford Harriers and Manchester Athletic Club during his career. He twice won at the AAA Championships at the 1909 AAA Championships[2][3] and 1912 AAA Championships.[4][5]
He served with the Irish Guards regiment during World War I. After working at Belle Vue Stadium, he went on to manage Crayford & Bexleyheath Stadium (another greyhound track) in Bexley. He died in Woolwich.
References
edit- ^ "Eddie Owen". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Athletics". Leicester Daily Post. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Manchester Courier. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 24 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Athletic Championship". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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