Charles Davies (athlete) explained
| Charles Davies |
| Birth Date: | 28 September 1881 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Death Date: | 13 August 1964 (aged 82) |
| Death Place: | Bedfordshire, England |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Sprints |
| Club: | Polytechnic Harriers |
Charles Christie Davies (28 September 1881 - 13 August 1964) was a British sprint athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
Biography
Davies finished third behind Edwin Montague in the 440 yards event at the 1907 AAA Championships.[2] [3] [4]
At the 1908 Olympic Gamnes he competed in the 400 metres, Davies won his preliminary heat with a time of 50.4 seconds to advance to the semifinals. There, he dropped his time to 49.8 seconds, but still lost to John Carpenter who ran the course in 49.4 seconds. Davies did not advance to the final.
External links
- Book: Cook, Theodore Andrea . 1908 . The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report . British Olympic Association . London.
- Web site: De Wael . Herman . 2001 . Athletics 1908 . Herman's Full Olympians . 25 July 2006 . 27 September 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060927093153/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html . dead .
- Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 25 July 2006 . pl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216130930/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ . 16 February 2009 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Charles Davies . Olympedia . 5 March 2021.
- News: Champion athletes . Daily Record . 8 July 1907 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
- News: AAA Championships . Sporting Life . 8 July 1907 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
- Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 19 August 2024.
