Leonard Francis Tremeer (1 August 1874 – 21 October 1951), known as Jimmy Tremeer, was an Olympic bronze medallist in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He competed on the Great Britain and Ireland team.[1]
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| Born | 1 August 1874 Barnstaple, England | |||||||||||
| Died | 21 October 1951 (aged 77) Guildford, England | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | sprints / hurdles | |||||||||||
| Club | Polytechnic Harriers, Westminster | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editTreemer finished third in the 100 yards event became the at the 1897 AAA Championships.[2][3] Five years later in 1902, Treemer took second place in the 220 yards event at the 1902 AAA Championships[4] and placed third and second respectively in the 100 yards and 220 yards at the 1903 AAA Championships.[5] Another second place finish in the 220 yards event behind Claude Jupp at the 1904 AAA Championships denied him his first AAA title.[6]
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, Tremeer had no competition in the first round, winning in a walkover. For the second round, he faced teammate G. Burton, who did not finish the race. In the final, Tremeer had to contend against two Americans who had taken turns setting new Olympic records in the first two rounds of the event. Halfway through the race, it became evident that Tremeer had no chance. He finished third in 57.0 seconds, a time that was still faster than anyone had run the race before the London Olympics.
References
edit- ^ "Jimmy Tremeer". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". Nottingham Guardian. 5 July 1897. Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Championships". Gloucestershire Echo. 7 July 1902. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Championships". Leeds Mercury. 6 July 1903. Retrieved 3 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Championships". Daily News (London). 4 July 1904. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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