Edwin Montague Explained
Edwin Montague should not be confused with Edwin Montagu.
| Edwin Montague |
| Birth Date: | 13 April 1885 |
| Birth Place: | Lambeth, London, England |
| Death Date: | 28 December 1937 (aged 52) |
| Death Place: | Fulham, London, England |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 400m/440y |
| Club: | South London Harriers |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Edwin Herbert Montague (13 April 1885 – 28 December 1937) was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
Biography
Montague finished third in the 440 yards AAA Championships event at the 1903 AAA Championships[2] and second at the 1904 AAA Championships.[3] [4] Another third place at the 1905 AAA Championships[5] was followed by him finally winning the 440 yards title at the 1907 AAA Championships.[6] [7]
At the 1908 Olympic Games, Montague won his preliminary heat in the 400 metres with a time of 50.2 seconds. He dropped his time to 49.8 seconds in the semifinals but lost to Wyndam Halswelle, who set a new Olympic record at 48.4 seconds in the race. Montague's second-place finish in the semifinals prevented him from advancing to the final.
He was also a member of the British team, which was eliminated in the first round of the medley relay event by the United States.
Sources
- 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 . 24 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
- Web site: Edwin Montague . Olympedia . 5 March 2021.
- News: The Amateur Championships . Leeds Mercury . 6 July 1903 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 3 August 2024.
- News: The Amateur Championships . Daily News (London) . 4 July 1904 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 17 August 2024.
- Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 4 August 2024.
- News: Amateur Athletic Championships . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 3 July 1905 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 18 August 2024.
- 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.
