Wilfrid Tatham Explained

Wilfrid Tatham
Nationality:British
Sport:Track and field
Event:400 metres hurdles
Birth Date:12 December 1898
Birth Place:Bromley, Kent, England
Death Place:Jamestown, Saint Helena

Wilfrid George Tatham (12 December 1898  - 26 July 1978) was a British hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] Tatham was fourth in the 440 yard hurdles at the 1930 British Empire Games.[2] [3]

Personal life

He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge and received the Military Cross as a member of the Coldstream Guards. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[4]

He was a schoolmaster at Eton College at the time of the 1930 Games.[5]

Archives

A collection of archival material related to Wilfrid Tatham can be found at the Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham[6]

Notes and References

  1. Wilfrid Tatham Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035431/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/wilfrid-tatham-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 October 2017.
  2. Web site: English athletes. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. Web site: Wilfrid Tatham . Olympedia . 21 September 2021.
  4. Wilfrid Tatham. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035431/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/wilfrid-tatham-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 4 January 2020.
  5. Web site: UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton. Ancestry.co.uk.
  6. Web site: UoB CALMVIEW2: Overview. 2020-12-04. calmview.bham.ac.uk.