Ernest James Webb (25 April 1874 – 24 February 1937) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10-mile walk and competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London and the 1912 Summer Olympics in Sweden.
 Webb at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 April 1874 Hackney, London, England |
| Died | 24 February 1937 (aged 62) Toronto, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | walking events |
| Club | Herne Hill Harriers |
Medal record | |
Biography
editWebb, born in Hackney, London, competed for the Herne Hill Harriers.[1]
Webb became the National 7 miles champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1908 AAA Championships. He also finished second behind George Larner in the 2 miles walk event.[2][3]
At the 1908 Olympic Games, Webb competed in the 10 mile walk, winning the silver medal behind fellow Brit George Larner. The two of them repeated this in the 3500 metre walk, giving Ernest Webb his second silver medal of the games.
Webb won four more AAA titles in the 2 miles and 7 miles walks, at the 1909 AAA Championships[4][5] and 1910 AAA Championships.[6][7]
Three years later in 1912, he returned to the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, where he competed in the inaugural 10 kilometre walk and finished off with his third Olympic silver behind Canada's George Goulding.
He died in Toronto, Canada.
References
edit- ^ "Ernest Webb". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 6 July 1908. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Athletics". Leicester Daily Post. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Manchester Courier. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 24 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletics". Evening Star. 3 July 1910. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". The Scotsman. 4 July 1910. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ernie Webb". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- Ernest Webb at Olympics.com
- Ernest Webb at Olympedia