Ernest Glover (athlete)

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Ernest Glover
Ernest Glover in 1913
Personal information
Born19 February 1891
Sheffield, England
Died13 April 1954 (aged 63)
Sheffield, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)5,000 m, 10,000 m
ClubHallamshire Harriers, Sheffield
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000 m – 15:22.6 (1912)
10000 m – 31:48.2 (1913)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Team cross country
Representing  England
International Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 1911 Caerleon Team
Gold medal – first place 1912 Edinburgh Team
Gold medal – first place 1913 Juvisy-sur-Orge Team
Silver medal – second place 1913 Juvisy-sur-Orge Individual
Gold medal – first place 1914 Amersham Team
Bronze medal – third place 1914 Amersham Individual

Ernest Glover (19 February 1891 – 13 April 1954) was a British athlete who competed in the 5,000 metres, the 10,000 metres, and in cross country at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden.[3] Glover's 16th place in the individual cross country event helped him to earn a bronze medal with teammates Frederick Hibbins and Thomas Humphreys in the team competition. Although he qualified for the 5,000 m and 10,000 m finals, he withdrew from both.[4]

At the 1913 English Cross Country Union championships in Wolverhampton, Glover earned the national title in cross country.[5][6][nb 1] That same year, he won the 10 mile event at the Amateur Athletic Association Championships in London in a time of 51:56.8.[6]

At the International Cross Country Championships, Glover finished second to Jean Bouin in 1913, then third to Alfred Nichols and George Wallach in 1914.[8]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The Association of Road Racing Statisticians indicates that the cross country national championships were an Amateur Athletic Association event.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ernest Glover Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Ernest Glover. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ Hallamshire Harriers. "Hallamshire Harriers History – the first 50 years". www.hallamshireharriers.co.uk. Sheffield. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Ernest Glover". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. ^ English Cross Country Association (2011). "Past Winners – SM". www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk. English Cross Country Association.
  6. ^ a b "BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1876–1914". gbrathletics.com. Athletics Weekly.
  7. ^ Association of Road Racing Statisticians (8 March 2010). "National Crosscountry Champions (AAA) for England". Association of Road Racing Statisticians.
  8. ^ "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Athletics Weekly.

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