Josh Smith (athlete) explained

Josh Smith (5 October 1877  - 28 February 1954) was a British track and field athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. As a member of the upper class, he attended University of Cambridge, with ambitions to move to Liverpool. He only spent one year in college before dropping out and residing right outside the city of Cambridge, where he became interested in running.

In the 1500 metres, Smith placed fifth in his initial semifinal heat and did not advance to the final.^[1]

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 . 30 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 . 30 July 2006 . pl . 16 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216130930/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Josh Smith . Olympedia . 7 March 2021.