Ernest Glover (athlete)

Ernest Glover

Ernest Glover of Hallamshire Harriers and Athletic Club, around 1912
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Bronze 1912 Stockholm Team cross country

Ernest Glover (19 February 1891 – 13 April 1954) was a British athlete who competed in the 5,000 metres, the 10,000 metres, and in cross country at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] Glover's 16th place in the individual cross country event helped him to earn a bronze medal with teammates Frederick Hibbins and Thomas Humphreys in the team cross country competition. Although he placed well enough in the semifinal heats to qualify for the finals in both the 5,000 or 10,000, he did not start in either event.

At the 1913 English Cross Country Union championships in Wolverhampton, Glover earned the national title in cross country.[2][3][nb 1] That same year, he won the 10 mile event at the Amateur Athletic Association Championships in London in a time of 51:56.8.[3]

At the International Cross Country Championships, Glover finished second to Jean Bouin in 1913, then third to Alfred Nichols and George Wallach in 1914.[5]

Glover competed for Hallamshire Harriers and Athletic Club.[1] He was born and died in Sheffield.[6]

The grave of Ernest Glover at Handsworth Cemetery, Sheffield

Notes

  1. ↑ The Association of Road Racing Statisticians indicates that the cross country national championships were an Amateur Athletic Association event.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hallamshire Harriers. "Hallamshire Harriers History – the first 50 years". www.hallamshireharriers.co.uk. Sheffield. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  2. ↑ English Cross Country Association (2011). "Past Winners - SM". www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk. English Cross Country Association. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 gbrathletics. "BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1876-1914". gbrathletics.com. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ Association of Road Racing Statisticians (March 8, 2010). "National Crosscountry Champions (AAA) for England". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  5. ↑ gbrathletics. "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  6. ↑ Ernest Glover. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-22.

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