George Bailey (athlete)

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George Bailey
Personal information
Nationality England
Born(1906-04-29)29 April 1906
Died24 July 2000(2000-07-24) (aged 94)[1]
Sport
SportSteeplechase
Medal record
Men's
Athletics
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1930 Hamilton 2 mi steeplechase
Bronze medal – third place 1934 London 2 mi steeplechase

George William Bailey (29 April 1906 – 24 July 2000) was an

athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Buxton
.

In 1932 he finished fifth in the

John Tarrant, the Ghost Runner.[2]

References

  1. Olympedia
  2. ^ Bill Jones, The Ghost Runner: The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn't Stop, Mainstream, 2011

External links

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Bailey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.