Richard Yorke Explained

Richard Francis Charles Yorke (28 July 1885  - 22 December 1914) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1]

In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3200 metre steeplechase event. Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 800 metres event as well as of the 1500 metres competition.^[2]

Yorke was killed in action aged 29 during the First World War, serving as a sergeant with the London Scottish Regiment near Arras. He is buried in the Arras Road Cemetery in Roclincourt.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of Olympians killed in World War I

External links

• Olympic athlete profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Richard Yorke . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171207/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/richard-yorke-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference.
2. Web site: Richard Yorke . Olympedia . 10 March 2021.
3. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3070652 Yorke, Richard Francis Charles
4. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference.