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| Nationality |  England | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1906 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 July 2000 (aged 94)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Steeplechase | |||||||||||||||||
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George William Bailey (29 April 1906 – 24 July 2000) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Buxton.
In 1932 he finished fifth in the 3000 metre steeplechase event. In the 5000 metres competition he was eliminated in the first round. At the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 2 miles steeplechase competition and in the 1934 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the 2 miles steeplechase contest. In the 1950s he was an early mentor to John Tarrant, the Ghost Runner.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ George Bailey at Olympedia (archive)
- ^ Bill Jones, The Ghost Runner: The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn't Stop, Mainstream, 2011
External links
[edit]- 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.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 3000 metres steeplechase | |
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