Richard Yorke

Not to be confused with Richard York.
Richard Yorke
Personal information
Born28 July 1885
Kensington, London, England
Died22 December 1914 (aged 29)
Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée, Pas-de-Calais, France
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventmiddle distance
ClubSurrey AC / London Athletic Club
Medal record
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1934 London 100 yards

Richard Francis Charles Yorke (28 July 1885 – 22 December 1914) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 1908, he was eliminated in the first round of the 3200 metre steeplechase event. Four years later, he was eliminated in the first round of the 800 metres event as well as of the 1500 metres competition.[2]

Yorke finished third in the 1 mile event at the 1909 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]

Yorke was killed in action at age 29 during the First World War, serving as a sergeant with the London Scottish Regiment near Arras. He is buried in the Arras Road Cemetery in Roclincourt.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Richard Yorke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Richard Yorke". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Athletics". Leicester Daily Post. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships". Manchester Courier. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 24 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  6. ^ Yorke, Richard Francis Charles, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 14 September 2008
  7. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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