George Weightman-Smith

George Weightman-Smith
Sid Atkinson and George Weightman-Smith (right) at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Born31 October 1905
Durban, Colony of Natal, South Africa
DiedApril 1972 (aged 66)
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
110 m hurdles, decathlon
ClubUniversity of Cambridge AC
Achilles Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best110 mH – 14.6 (1928)[1][2]

George Collinson Weightman-Smith (31 October 1905 – April 1972) was a South African athlete who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Career

Weightman-Smith studied at Selwyn College, Cambridge.[3]

Weightman-Smith finished second behind Frederick Gaby in the 120 yards hurdles event at the British 1926 AAA Championships[4][5] and repeated the feat the following year after finishing second behind Gaby again at the 1927 AAA Championships.[6][7][8]

He finished second yet again, this time behind Stanley Lay in the javelin event at the 1928 AAA Championships.[9][10] Shortly afterwards he represented South Africa at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he finished 21st in the javelin throw and fifth in the 110 m hurdles, behind the teammate Sid Atkinson who won gold; he failed to complete his decathlon program.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 George Weightman-Smith Archived 12 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ George Weightman-Smith. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ↑ "Athletics". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 31 October 1925. Retrieved 17 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "An Olympiad". Weekly Dispatch (London). 3 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Records go abroad". Western Daily Press. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Peltzer fails to come back". London Daily Chronicle. 7 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Champions of the AAA". Daily News (London). 9 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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