Norman Hallows
Olympic athlete
1886 – 1968
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Who was Norman Hallows?
Norman Frederic Hallows was an English athlete. Educated at Felsted School, he won the bronze medal and set an Olympic record in the men's 1500 metres race at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, competing on the Great Britain and Ireland team.
His time in the first round was 4:03.4, beating the Olympic record set by American Mel Sheppard only minutes earlier by 1.6 seconds. In the final, Sheppard matched Hallows' first round time while Hallows finished in third place at 4:04.0.
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- Born
- Dec 29, 1886
Doncaster - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Oct 16, 1968
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on July 23, 2013
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