Samuel Hurdsfield
Samuel Hurdsfield (born 19 March 1876, date of death unknown) was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Knutsford.[1]
In the 200 metres, Hurdsfield won his preliminary heat with a time of 23.6 seconds to advance to the semifinals. There, he finished fourth and last in his heat to be eliminated without advancing to the final.[2]
References[]
- ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (September 2013). "Sam Hurdsfield Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Samuel Hurdsfield". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
Sources[]
- 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 15 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 July 2006.
Categories:
- 1876 births
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- People from Knutsford
- British male sprinters
- English male sprinters
- Sportspeople from Cheshire
- British athletics biography stubs