James Beale (athlete)

James Beale
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1881-02-07)7 February 1881
Waltham Cross, England
Died19 February 1968(1968-02-19) (aged 87)
Haringey, London, England
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event
Marathon
ClubHampton Harriers
Polytechnic Harriers

James George Beale (7 February 1881 – 19 February 1968) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Beale, born in Waltham Cross, finished second behind Albert Aldridge in the 10 miles event at the 1906 AAA Championships.[2][3]

Beale represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London,[4][5] where he competed in the men's marathon and finished 17th. He was only one of four British athletes to complete the race.[6]

Four years later Beale represented Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm but did not finish in the men's marathon event.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "James Beale Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Amateur Championships". Bristol Times and Mirror. 9 July 1906. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Olympic Games, Britain's team of athletes". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 11 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "The Olympic Games, British Representatives". The Sportsman. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 11 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. 1 2 "James Beale". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
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