&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Harry_Wilson_(hurdler)_1919.jpg) Wilson in 1919 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Harry Ernest Wilson |
| Born | 28 May 1896 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 11 August 1979 (aged 83)[1] |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb)[2] |
| Spouse |
Sybil Elizabeth Hippsley
(m. 1920) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 110, 400 m hurdles, 200 m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | 100 yds champion (1922) 220 yds champion (1922) 120 yds hurdles champion (1920, 1921, 1923) 440 yds hurdles champion (1915, 1920, 1921, 1923) |
| Personal best(s) | 110 mH – 14.8 (1921) 400 mH – 62.5 (1915) 200 m – 22.3 (1921)[3] |
Harry Ernest Wilson (28 May 1896 – 11 August 1979) was a New Zealand hurdler who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games in Paris. In 1920 he finished fourth in the 110 metre hurdles competition. He was the Olympic flag bearer for New Zealand in 1920.
- ^ Harry Wilson at Olympedia
- ^ a b "Wilson, Harry Ernest – WWI 37204 – Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Track and field statistics: Harry Wilson". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 30 April 2017.