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Encyclopedia > Arthur Russell (athlete)
Gold
medal		 Athletics
Men's 3,200 metres
steeplechase

Arthur Russell (March 13, 1886 - August 23, 1972) was a British athlete and winner of the 3,200 metres steeplechase at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Athletics, also known, especially in American English, as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events, which can roughly be divided into running, throwing, and jumping. ... The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... The fifth modern Olympic games, originally scheduled to be held in Rome, were instead held in 1908 in London, England. ...


Russell, from Staffordshire, won the British AAA Championships in steeplechase from 1904 to 1906. He won his first AAA title while only 17 years old. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... 1904 (MCMIV) is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...


At the London Olympics, Russell competed in the 3,200 metres steeplechase. In the first round, he was one of only two athletes in his heat to finish, easily defeating the other runner. Russell made the pace in the final for the first mile. Afterwards Russell and American John Eisele fought for the lead until the bell, when Briton Archie Robertson passed Eisele and was only beaten by two yards by Russell, with Eisele 25 yards behind. Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ... The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years and comprising summer and winter games. ... A mile is a unit of distance (or, in physics terminology, length) currently defined as 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or 63,360 inches. ... John Lincoln Eisele (1884 - ?) was an American athlete. ... Arthur James Archie Robertson (April 19, 1879 - April 18, 1957]]) was a British athlete. ... This article is about the unit of measure known as the yard. ...

Olympic medalists in athletics (men) | Olympic Champions in Men's steeplechase
2500 m steeplechase: George Orton | 2590 m steeplechase: Jim Lightbody | 3200 m steeplechase: Arthur Russell
4000 m steeplechase: John Rimmer
3000 m steeplechase: Percy Hodge | Ville Ritola | Toivo Loukola | Volmari Iso-Hollo (twice) | Tore Sjöstrand | Horace Ashenfelter | Chris Brasher | Zdzisław Krzyszowiak | Gaston Roelants | Amos Biwott | Kip Keino | Anders Gärderud | Bronisław Malinowski | Julius Korir | Julius Kariuki | Matthew Birir | Joseph Keter | Reuben Kosgei | Ezekiel Kemboi

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