Eddie Webster

Eddie Webster
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Edward Webster
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1902-06-15)15 June 1902
Rowley Regis, England
Died22 August 1945(1945-08-22) (aged 43)
Italy
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event10,000 metres/steeplechase
ClubBirchfield Harriers

Joseph Edward Webster also known by the name Jack Webster (15 June 1902 − 22 August 1945) was a British long-distance runner who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in a military vehicle accident during World War II.[2]

Biography

Webster competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1924 Olympics Games.[3]

The following year, Webster became the national 10 miles champion and the national steeplechase champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1925 AAA Championships.[4][5] He then retained his steeplechase title and also became the national 4 miles champion at the 1926 AAA Championships.[6][7]

Webster won a third and fourth successive steeplechase title in 1927 and 1928 in addition to regaining the 10 miles title at the 1928 AAA Championships.[8][9]

Despite being one of the leading British athletes at the time he was surprisingly left out of the British team for the 1928 Summer Olympics due to a technical difficulty.[10] It transpired that Webster had been paid for the a photograph of him in a publication, which the AAA deemed as affecting his amateur status.[11]

Webster served as a gunner in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War and was killed in a road accident in Italy on 21 August 1945, a month before he was to be demobilised.[12][1] He is buried at Salerno War Cemetery.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Eddie Webster". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eddie Webster". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 18 July 1925. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "New Holders". Daily News (London). 20 July 1925. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Peltzer fails to come back". London Daily Chronicle. 7 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Champions of the AAA". Daily News (London). 9 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Britain's Olympic Athletic team". Daily Mirror. 11 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Pontificial AAA". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 13 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ a b "Casualty Details: Joseph Edward Webster". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

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