Thomas Humphreys (athlete)

Thomas Humphreys
Personal information
Born8 September 1890
Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
Died9 April 1967 (aged 76)
Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventlong-distance
ClubHerne Hill Harriers
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Team cross country

Thomas Frederick Humphreys (8 September 1890 – 9 April 1967) was a British athlete who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

Humphreys born in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, finished second behind William Scott in the 10 miles event at the 1912 AAA Championships.[2][3][4] He was affiliated with Herne Hill Harriers.

Shortly after the AAA Championships, he competed for Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics, held in Stockholm, Sweden. He won the bronze medal with his teammates Frederick Hibbins and Ernest Glover in the Cross Country Team event.[5]

He died in Aston Abbotts.

References

  1. ^ Thomas Humphreys. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-23.
  2. ^ "Athletic Championship". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Amateur Athletic Championship". Leicester Evening Mail. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 15 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Thomas Humphreys". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 April 2021.


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