Ernest Webb

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Olympic medal record
Men’s athletics
Competitor for United Kingdom
Silver	1908 London	3500 metre walk
Silver	1908 London	10 mile walk
Silver	1912 Stockholm	10 kilometre walk

Ernest Webb (Ernest James "Ernie" Webb; 25 April 1874 – 24 February 1937) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10 mile walk.

He competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 10 mile walk where he won the Silver medal behind fellow Brit George Larner. The two of them repeated this in the 3500 metre walk giving Ernest Webb his second silver medal of the games.

Four years later he returned to the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden where he competed in the inaugural 10 kilometre walk and finished off with his third Olympic silver behind Canada's George Goulding.

Ernest Webb competed for the Herne Hill Harriers.

Persondata
Name	Webb, Ernest
Alternative names	Webb, Ernest James; Webb, Ernie
Short description	British athlete
Date of birth	25 April 1874
Place of birth
Date of death	24 February 1937
Place of death

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