Meyrick Chapman Explained

Meyrick Chapman (9 December 1886  - 29 December 1969) was a British athlete. Educated at Magdalen College School, he competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 100 metres, Chapman took second place in his first round heat with a time of 11.3 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals.^[1]

He was the winner of the British Olympic 100 m trials and competed for Finchley Harriers.^[2] Chapman was still competing at a relatively high level in 1924, winning the 100 yards at the Bucks AAA championship.^[3]

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 .
• Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 20 July 2006 . pl.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meyrick Chapman . Olympedia . 5 March 2021.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170702193222/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/m-chapman-1.html M Chapman
3. Bletchley's Giant Show, Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press, August 7, 1926