Wally Beavers
English long-distance runner
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1934 London | 3 miles |
Walter James Beavers (11 July 1903 – 29 November 1965) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
He was born and died in York.
In 1928 he finished ninth in the 10,000 metres event. In the 5,000 metres competition he was eliminated in the first round.[1]
At the 1934 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 3 miles contest.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wally Beavers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's 5000 metres
(1930–1966)
- 1930: Stan Tomlin (ENG)
- 1934: Wally Beavers (ENG)
- 1938: Cecil Matthews (NZL)
- 1950: Len Eyre (ENG)
- 1954: Christopher Chataway (ENG)
- 1958: Murray Halberg (NZL)
- 1962: Murray Halberg (NZL)
- 1966: Kip Keino (KEN)
(1970–present)
- 1970: Ian Stewart (SCO)
- 1974: Ben Jipcho (KEN)
- 1978: Henry Rono (KEN)
- 1982: David Moorcroft (ENG)
- 1986: Steve Ovett (ENG)
- 1990: Andrew Lloyd (AUS)
- 1994: Robert Denmark (ENG)
- 1998: Daniel Komen (KEN)
- 2002: Sammy Kipketer (KEN)
- 2006: Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN)
- 2010: Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (UGA)
- 2014: Caleb Ndiku (KEN)
- 2018: Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)
- 2022: Jacob Kiplimo (UGA)
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