William F. Hamilton
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| Gold | London 1908 | Medley relay | |
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This article is about the Olympic gold medallist. For other people of the same name, see William Hamilton.
William Frank "Bill" Hamilton (1884 - ?) was an American athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
Hamilton was a member of the medley relay team that won the gold medal. He was the first of the four runners, beginning with a 200 metres run. He was followed by Nathaniel Cartmell, John Taylor, and Mel Sheppard.
In the first round, Hamilton gave the team a small headstart as they ran to victory with a combined time of 3:27.2. The lead that Hamilton had at the end of his leg of the final was bigger, a full six yards over the nearest competitor. Hamilton's split for the final was 22.0 seconds, as the team finished in 3:29.4 for first place and the gold medal.
Hamilton also competed in the 100 metres and the 200 metres. He won his first round heat of the 100 with a time of 11.2 seconds, but did not start the second round. In the 200, he won in the first round with a time of 22.4 seconds and placed second in the semifinals to be eliminated from competition.
[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)
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| NAME | Hamilton, William Frank |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1884 |
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