Walter Henderson (athlete) explained

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]

Biography

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walter Henderson . Olympedia . 12 March 2021.
  2. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 30 July 2024.
  3. News: The Amateur Athletic Association Championships . Sporting Life . 9 July 1900 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 30 July 2024.