George A. Hawkins

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For other people of the same name, see George Hawkins.

George Albert Hawkins was a British athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

In the 200 metres, Hawkins ran the race in 22.8 seconds to beat two other runners and advance to the semifinals. There, won again, this time finishing in 22.6 seconds. This allowed him to advance to the final, in which he placed last out of the four finalists. His time in the final was 22.9 seconds. The winner's time was 22.6, a time he had achieved in the semifinal.

George died in the first world war, on 20 September 1917.

[edit] References

• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
• De Wael, Herman (2001). Athletics 1908. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on 24 July 2006.
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich. Retrieved on 24 July 2006. (Polish)

[edit] External links

• 1908 Olympic Games - Mens Results

Persondata
NAME	Hawkins, George Albert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	British athlete
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	20 September 1917
PLACE OF DEATH