Alex Wilson (Canadian sprinter)

For other people named Alexander Wilson, see Alexander Wilson (disambiguation).
Alex Wilson

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1932 Los Angeles 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam 4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1932 Los Angeles 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 1932 Los Angeles 4 × 400 m relay
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1930 Hamilton 440 yd
Silver medal – second place 1930 Hamilton 4 × 440 yd
Bronze medal – third place 1930 Hamilton 880 yd

Alexander S. Wilson (December 1, 1907 – December 9, 1994) was a Canadian sprinter who competed in both the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Montreal and died in Mission, Texas, United States.[1]

In 1928 he won a bronze medal with the Canadian team in the 4 × 400 metres relay event.[2] In the 400 metre competition[3] as well as in the 800 metre contest[4] he was eliminated in the semi-finals. Four years later, he won the silver medal in the 800 metre[5] event and the bronze medal in the 400 metre[6] competition. With the Canadian team he won another bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metre relay contest.[7]

At the 1930 British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games) he won the gold medal in the 440 yards event and the bronze medal in the 880 yards competition. With the Canadian relay team he won the silver medal in the 4 × 440 yards contest.[8] He was a track and field athlete at the University of Notre Dame and the Alex Wilson Invitational was named for him because he went on to coach the track and field team for several decades. At Notre Dame he won the 400 meter NCAA Outdoor Championship in 1932.

Awards

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alex Wilson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay; retrieved June 20, 2013
  3. ^ Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Semi-Finals; retrieved June 20, 2013
  4. ^ Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 800 metres Semi-Finals; retrieved June 20, 2013
  5. ^ Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 800 metres; retrieved June 20, 2013
  6. ^ Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 400 metres; retrieved June 20, 2013
  7. ^ Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay; retrieved June 20, 2013
  8. ^ Commonwealth Games Medallists - Athletics (Men); retrieved June 20, 2013