Cyril Porter Explained

Cyril Henry Atwell Porter (12 January 1890 – 16 January 1964) was a British track and field athlete who competed mainly long-distance running. He was born in Bridstow, Herefordshire.[1] [2]

He competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the 3000 metre team where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Joe Cottrill and George Hutson. Porter studied at Brasenose College, Oxford.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans . Bill Mallon . Hilary Evans . Cyril Porter Bio, Stats, and Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042936/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/cyril-porter-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2013-03-17.
  2. Web site: Cyril Porter . Olympedia . 19 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Oxonian Olympians . . 15 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120920083635/http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/oxford_people/famous_oxonians/oxonian_olympians/index.html . 20 September 2012 .

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