George Constable

George Constable
George Constable in 1928
Personal information
Full nameCharles George Constable
NationalityBritish (English)
BornJuly 1904
Fenny Stratford, England
Died14 April 1932 (aged 27)
Charing Cross, London, England
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event
10,000 metres
ClubSurrey AC

Charles George Constable (July 1904 – 14 April 1932) was a British long-distance runner who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Career

Constable finished second behind Jack Webster in the steeplechase event at the 1926 AAA Championships and repeated the feat the following year, finishing second behind Ernie Harper, but this time in the 10 miles event at the 1927 AAA Championships.

Constable competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1928 Olympics Games.

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTABLE, Charles George, Newport P." Freee BMD. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "An Olympiad". Weekly Dispatch (London). 3 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Records go abroad". Western Daily Press. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Constable Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2017.