Vernon Morgan

Olympic athlete

1904 – 1992

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Who was Vernon Morgan?

Vernon Eversfield Morgan was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Bucklow Hill, Cheshire and died in Wisborough Green.

In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3000 metre steeplechase event.

At the 1930 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the 2 miles steeplechase competition.

He later became Sports Editor of the global news agency Reuters, a position he held for about 30 years.

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Born
May 2, 1904
Died
Oct 23, 1992

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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