Jack Holden (runner)
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Born | 13 March 1907 Bilston, West Midlands, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 March 2004 (aged 96) Cockermouth, Cumbria, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 3 miles – marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Tipton Harriers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | Marathon – 2:31:03.4 (1950)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Thomas Holden (13 March 1907 – 7 March 2004) was a
(1947–1950).Athletics career
He represented
1950 Empire Games marathon in Auckland, running the last nine miles barefoot after his shoes fell apart during the race.[3]
He competed for England in the 3 and 6 miles at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. He competed for England at the 1938 British Empire Games in the 6 miles and marathon.
He was also a successful
cross country runner, becoming the first man to win the International Cross Country Championships four times, which he did between 1933 and 1939.[4]
Personal life
During
Council named a new road on the Woodcross housing estate Jack Holden Avenue. On 23 July 1952, Jack Holden's Gardens were opened on Queens Road, Tipton.[5]
Holden died in March 2004, at age 96. He was survived by daughter Joan and son-in-law Brian.[3]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Holden". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Jack Holden". trackfield.brinkster.net.
- ^ IAAF(10 March 2004). Retrieved on 2011-01-27.
- ^ International Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 14 February 2011.
- ^ Brief History of Tipton. tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk
External links
- Jack Holden Obituary. The Times. 26 March 2004
- Simon Turnbull (11 January 2004) Athletics: Magical memories of those olden Holden golden days. The Independent