Walter George

Male, Deceased Person

1858 – 1943

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Who was Walter George?

Walter Goodall George was a nineteenth-century British runner from Calne who after setting numerous world records as an amateur, went professional in part to challenge the mile record-holder William Cummings, defeating him in several highly publicized races. In one of those races on 23 August 1886, he set a mile record which was not surpassed for almost 30 years.

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Born
Sep 9, 1858
Calne
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Died
Jun 4, 1943

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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