Wilfrid Tatham

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Wilfrid George Tatham (12 December 1898 – 26 July 1978) was a British hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] Tatham was fourth in the 440 yard hurdles at the 1930 British Empire Games.[2][3]

Wilfrid Tatham
Wilfrid Tatham in 1928
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1898-12-12)12 December 1898
Bromley, Kent, England
Died26 July 1978(1978-07-26) (aged 79)
Jamestown, Saint Helena
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres hurdles

Personal life

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He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge and received the Military Cross as a member of the Coldstream Guards. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[4]

He was a schoolmaster at Eton College at the time of the 1930 Games.[5]

Archives

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A collection of archival material related to Wilfrid Tatham can be found at the Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham[6]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wilfrid Tatham Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "Wilfrid Tatham". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wilfrid Tatham". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
  6. ^ "UoB CALMVIEW2: Overview". calmview.bham.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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