Willie Applegarth
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Willie Applegarth was a British sprinter who won gold and bronze medals at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and set multiple world records in short-distance track events.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
sprinter ⓘ |
| competitionClass | sprinting ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century athletics ⓘ |
| event |
100 metres
ⓘ
200 metres ⓘ 4 × 100 metres relay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Applegarth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | William Reuben Applegarth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| medal |
Olympic bronze medal
ⓘ
Olympic gold medal ⓘ |
| movedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
setting multiple world records in short-distance track events
ⓘ
winning gold and bronze medals at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
ⓘ
track and field coach ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1912 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Guisborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedClub | Polytechnic Harriers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedTeam | Great Britain Olympic athletics team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setWorldRecordIn |
200 metres
ⓘ
4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ short-distance sprint events ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
track and field ⓘ |
| wonBronzeInEvent | 200 metres at the 1912 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| wonGoldInEvent | 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonMedalAt | 1912 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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