Cyril Porter
British athlete
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Cyril Henry Atwell Porter (12 January 1890 – 16 January 1964) was a British track and field athlete who competed mainly long-distance running, who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. [1]
NationalityBritish (English)
Born12 January 1890
Bridstow, England
Died16 January 1964 (aged 74)
Callow, England
SportAthletics
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1890 Bridstow, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 January 1964 (aged 74) Callow, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | long-distance | ||||||||||||||
| Club | University of Oxford AC Achilles Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Porter was born in Bridstow, Herefordshire[2] and studied at Brasenose College, Oxford.[3]
He competed for Great Britain at the 1912 Olympic Games held in Stockholm, Sweden, in the 3000 metre team, where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Joe Cottrill and George Hutson.[4]
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