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Albert Hill (athlete)

Albert Hill, English-Canadian runner (died 1969)

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Born
March 24, 1889
Died
January 8, 1969
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1889

About Albert Hill (athlete)

Albert George Hill was a British track and field athlete. He competed at the 1920 Olympics and won gold medals in the 800 m and 1500 m and a silver medal in the 3000 m team race. In the end, the 31-year-old Hill beat American Earl Eby for the gold, setting a British record of 1:53.4 on a slow track. Helped by his compatriot, Philip Baker (who would receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959), he won comfortably, with Baker in second in a time of 4:01.8. Hill won the 1921 AAA mile championship in a British record of 4:13.8, at the 1921 AAA Championships, this was 1.2 seconds outside the world record and the second fastest amateur time ever.

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Albert Hill (athlete) timeline

  1. He competed at the 1920 Olympics and won gold medals in the 800 m and 1500 m and a silver medal in the 3000 m team race.
  2. Hill won the 1921 AAA mile championship in a British record of 4:13.8, at the 1921 AAA Championships, this was 1.2 seconds outside the world record and the second fastest amateur time ever.
  3. Helped by his compatriot, Philip Baker (who would receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959), he won comfortably, with Baker in second in a time of 4:01.8.

The world when Albert Hill (athlete) was born

Albert Hill (athlete) was born in 1889. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineEiffel Tower opens for Paris World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneEiffel Tower — world's tallest structure
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population58.6M

1889 versus 2026

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Measure18892026
Population58.6M341 million

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