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Wyndham Halswelle

Wyndham Halswelle, English runner and soldier (died 1915)

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Born
May 30, 1882
Died
March 31, 1915
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1882

About Wyndham Halswelle

Wyndham Halswelle was a British athlete. He won the controversial 400 m race at the 1908 Summer Olympics, becoming the only athlete to win an Olympic title by a walkover. In 1908 Summer Olympics, Halswelle reached the final of the 400 m with the fastest qualifying time (an Olympic record of 48.4 s). In 1904 he was army champion for 880 yards, and in 1905 he won the Scottish and AAA 440 yard (402 m) titles. On his return, in a single afternoon in 1906 at the Scottish championships in Powderhall, he won the 100, 220, 440 and 880 yards races (91, 201, 402, 805 m), a feat that has not been matched since.

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Wyndham Halswelle timeline

  1. In 1904 he was army champion for 880 yards, and in 1905 he won the Scottish and AAA 440 yard (402 m) titles.
  2. On his return, in a single afternoon in 1906 at the Scottish championships in Powderhall, he won the 100, 220, 440 and 880 yards races (91, 201, 402, 805 m), a feat that has not been matched since.
  3. In 1908 Summer Olympics, Halswelle reached the final of the 400 m with the fastest qualifying time (an Olympic record of 48.4 s).
  4. He won the controversial 400 m race at the 1908 Summer Olympics, becoming the only athlete to win an Olympic title by a walkover.

The world when Wyndham Halswelle was born

Wyndham Halswelle was born in 1882. 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 headlineChinese Exclusion Act signed
  • Technology milestoneFirst hydroelectric power plant (Appleton, WI)
  • World population~1.42B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population51.9M

1882 versus 2026

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Measure18822026
Population51.9M341 million

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