Walter Henderson | |
Birth Date: | 21 June 1880 |
Birth Place: | Leeds, England |
Death Date: | 2 September 1944 (aged 64) |
Death Place: | Chelsea, London |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | high jump |
Club: | London Athletic Club |
Walter Edward Bonhote Henderson (21 June 1880 – 2 September 1944) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Henderson born in Leeds, finihsed second in the high jump event at the British 1900 AAA Championships.[2] [3]
In 1908 at the Olympic Games, he finished eighth in the standing high jump competition. He also participated in the standing long jump event, in the discus throw competition, in the Greek discus throw event, and in the freestyle javelin throw competition but in all these competitions his final ranking is unknown.
Four years later he finished 32nd in the discus throw competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Henderson died in Chelsea, London.