Lionel James de Burgh Reed (31 December 1883 – 11 February 1957) was a British

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

. He competed at 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 London.

Biography

Born in

Kensington Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensingt ...

, London, Reed finished second behind Canadian Robert Kerr in the 220 yards at the

1908 AAA Championships The 1908 AAA Championships was the 1908 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 4 July 1908 at the White City Stadium in London, England. The attenda ...

. At the 1908 Olympic Games, he competed in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

, Reed won his preliminary heat with a time of 23.2 seconds. He dropped his time to 22.8 seconds in the semifinal, but that wasn't enough to beat

Robert Cloughen Robert Cloughen (January 26, 1889August 7, 1930) was an American athlete, a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and a member of the 1908 U.S. Olympic team. His father, John, was the fifth Manhattan Borough president in 1909 and also New ...

's 22.6 seconds and Reed was eliminated without advancing to the final. In 1910 he became the National 440 yards champion after winning the

AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the offi ...

title.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, Lionel 1883 births 1957 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain People from Kensington Athletes from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea English male sprinters British male sprinters