Donald Finlay

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Olympic medal record
Men’s Athletics
Silver	1936 Berlin	110 metre hurdles
Bronze	1932 Los Angeles	110 metre hurdles

Donald Osborne Finlay (born 27 May 1909 – died 18 April 1970) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles.

He ran for Great Britain in three Olympics both pre- and post-World War II. He first competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 110 metre hurdles where he won the bronze medal, four years later he returned to the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany where he improved to win the silver medal^[1]. He was the British Team Captain in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and was chosen to take the Olympic oath^[2], though he failed to win any medals in these games.

He joined the RAF during the second world war, where he reached the rank of Wing Commander. He was stationed for much of his time at RAF Acklington, whose chapel contains a recently dedicated stained glass window to honour him.

[edit] References