Edward Hewish Ryle (1 October 1885 – 5 April 1952) was a British track and field athlete competing in the 400 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 October 1885 Cambridge, England |
| Died | 5 April 1952 (aged 66) Navan, Meath, Ireland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 440y/400m |
| Club | University of Cambridge |
Biography
editBorn in Cambridge, his talent for running was discovered while he attended Cambridge University.[1]
Ryle finished second behind Wyndham Halswelle in the 440 yards event at the 1908 AAA Championships.[2][3]
At the 1908 Olympic Games, Montague won his preliminary heat in the 400 metres in a walkover. He placed third in his semifinal to be eliminated from competition.[4]
Ryle once again finished second in the 440 yards event at the 1910 AAA Championships.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Edward Ryle Archived 2015-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-21.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 6 July 1908. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Edward Ryle". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Athletics". Evening Star. 3 July 1910. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". The Scotsman. 4 July 1910. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 24 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2006.
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