Edward Duffy (athlete) explained

Edward John Duffy (6 June 1883  - 19 October 1918) was a South African athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.^[1]

He was born in Ryno, North West and died in Johannesburg.

Duffy was a semifinalist (top 17) in the 100 metres at the 1908 Olympic Games, winning the first heat with a time of 11 ³⁄₅ seconds. Duffy took third place in semifinal 3, losing to James Rector, the eventual silver medalist.

Duffy lost in the preliminary heats of the 200 metres, placing second to Harold Huff. His time was 23.2 seconds, .4 slower than Huff.

External links

• profile
• 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 . 14 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 . 24 July 2006 . pl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216130930/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ . 16 February 2009 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Edward Duffy . Olympedia . 4 March 2021.