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Alfred Tysoe

Alfred Tysoe, English runner (died 1901)

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Born
March 21, 1874
Died
October 26, 1901
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1874

About Alfred Tysoe

Alfred Ernest Tysoe was an English athlete, and winner of two gold medals at the 1900 Olympic Games representing Great Britain. At the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, Tysoe was a favourite in the 800 m, having just one week before the games won the 1900 AAA Championships in 1:57.8. In 1896, he won the Northern Counties 1000 y and one mile titles. Within his first year with Salford Harriers, he had won the Amateur Athletic Association Championships in the one and ten miles events at the 1897 AAA Championships. He won easily, beating John Cregan from the United States by 3 yards.

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Alfred Tysoe timeline

  1. In 1896, he won the Northern Counties 1000 y and one mile titles.
  2. Within his first year with Salford Harriers, he had won the Amateur Athletic Association Championships in the one and ten miles events at the 1897 AAA Championships.
  3. At the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, Tysoe was a favourite in the 800 m, having just one week before the games won the 1900 AAA Championships in 1:57.8.

The world when Alfred Tysoe was born

Alfred Tysoe was born in 1874. 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 headlineFirst zoo in US opens in Philadelphia
  • Technology milestoneBarbed wire patented
  • Notable inventionBarbed wire fencing
  • World population~1.54B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population41.8M

1874 versus 2026

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Measure18742026
Population41.8M341 million

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