Sinton Hewitt
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NationalityAustralian
BornThomas Sinton Hewitt
31 July 1887
31 July 1887
St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Died6 October 1976 (aged 89)
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
SportLong-distance running
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | Thomas Sinton Hewitt 31 July 1887 St Kilda, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 6 October 1976 (aged 89) Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
Event(s) | Marathon, 10,000m |
Thomas Sinton Hewitt (31 July 1887 – 6 October 1976) was an Australian long-distance runner.[1]
He was the (pre-war) captain of the Malvern Harriers Athletic Club (and also, from this, a club-mate of Percy Cerutty),[2] and a well-performed long distance runner.[3] He represented Australia, running under the name of "Sinton Hewitt", in both the marathon (finishing 30th, in 3h 3m 27s) and the 10,000 metres (finishing tenth in his heat, time unknown) at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium.[4]
Boundary umpire
He was a boundary umpire at the "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football in London (1916). A news film was taken at the match.[5][6]
