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| Born | 9 December 1871 Shapwick, Dorset, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 December 1948 (aged 77) Bournemouth, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | running / Steeplechase | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Finchley Harriers Portsmouth Harriers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Bennett (9 December 1871[1] – 18 December 1948)[2] was a British athlete, winner of the 1500 metres at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the first British track and field athlete to become Olympic champion.[3] He was a member of Finchley Harriers (founded 1877) which was amalgamated into Hillingdon Athletic Club in 1966.[4]
- ^ "Charles Bennett". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Unsung Hero". dorsetlife.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Bennett". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Charles Bennett". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 December 2020.