Henry Pankhurst Explained
| Henry Pankhurst |
| Birth Date: | 1884 |
| Birth Place: | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England |
| Death Date: | 9 May 1921 |
| Death Place: | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Sprints |
| Club: | Salford Harriers |
Henry John Pankhurst (1884 – 9 May 1921) was a British track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
Biography
Pankhurst finished second behind Claude Jupp in the 220 yards event at the 1906 AAA Championships.[2] [3]
At the 1980 Olympic Games he competed in the 100 metres, Pankhurst took second place in his first round heat with a time of 11.5 seconds, just behind Harold Huff who won with 11.4 seconds. Pankhurst did not advance to the semifinals.
Pankhurst did not advance to the semifinals in the 200 metres either, placing third in his preliminary heat.
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 . 20 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 . 20 July 2006 . pl.
- Henry Pankhurst . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105170136/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/henry-pankhurst-1.html . 2012-11-05 . dead.
Notes and References
- Web site: Henry Pankhurst . Olympedia . 5 March 2021.
- News: Amateur Championships . Bristol Times and Mirror . 9 July 1906 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 20 August 2024.
- Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 20 August 2024.
