Meyrick Chapman
Meyrick Chapman (9 December 1886 – December 1969) was a British athlete. Educated at Magdalen College School,[1] he competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 100 metres, Chapman took second place in his first round heat with a time of 11.3 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals.[2]
He was the winner of the British Olympic 100 m trials and competed for .[1]
Chapman was still competing at a relatively high level in 1924, winning the 100 yards at the Bucks AAA championship.[3]
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- 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. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 20 July 2006.
Categories:
- 1886 births
- 1969 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- British male sprinters
- People educated at Magdalen College School, Brackley
- British athletics biography stubs