Frederick Bertie Thompson (4 August 1880 – 19 December 1956) was a British

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who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...

in the men's Marathon.

Biography

Thompson twice finished second behind

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and

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respectively in the 7 miles

racewalking Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...

event at the

1905 AAA Championships The 1905 AAA Championships was the 1905 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 1 July 1905 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England, in f ...

and

1906 AAA Championships The 1906 AAA Championships was the 1906 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 7 July 1906 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) Stamford Bridge () ...

. In 1907, he became the National 7 miles walk champion after winning the

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title at the

1907 AAA Championships The 1907 AAA Championships was the 1907 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 6 July 1907 at the Fallowfield Stadium Fallowfield Stadium was an ...

with a 52:46.6 time. Thompson represented

Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed as the host nation of the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The British Olympic Association was the National Olympic Committee responsible for organising the United King ...

in London, where he participated in the marathon event but did not finish, dropping out after 15 miles.Olympic profile

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* 1880 births 1956 deaths Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics British male marathon runners People from Holborn Athletes from the London Borough of Camden English male marathon runners {{England-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub