Walter Harold Porter (30 August 1903 - 3 August 1979) was a British athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Career
Porter was the Yorkshire champion at 880 yards, the mile, and 3 miles and finished third behind William Seagrove in the a mile event at the 1924 AAA Championships.[3][4][5] Shortly afterwards he was selected for the British team to compete at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a silver medal in the 3000 metres team race.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walter Porter Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Walter Porter". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "To-day's Athletics". Gloucestershire Echo. 21 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 23 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
