Walter Henderson

Olympic athlete

1880 – 1944

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Who was Walter Henderson?

Walter Edward Bonhote Henderson was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Leeds and died in Chelsea, London.

In 1908 he finished eighth in the standing high jump competition. He also participated in the standing long jump event, in the discus throw competition, in the Greek discus throw event, and in the freestyle javelin throw competition but in all these competitions his final ranking is unknown.

Four years later he finished 32nd in the discus throw competition.

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Born
Jun 21, 1880
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Died
Sep 2, 1944

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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