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Percy Hodge (December 26, 1890 - December 27, 1967) was a British athlete, winner of the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held in Antwerp. December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... The metre, or meter, is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: SystÃ¨me International dUnitÃ©s). ... The Games of the VII Olympiad were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. ... The Cathedral of our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp) in the Handschoenmarkt, in the old quarter of Antwerp is the largest cathedral in the Low Countries and home to a number of triptychs by Renaissance Belgian painter Rubens. ...

The 1920 summer Olympics were the first to include a (now common) 3000 m steeplechase. This was run on a grass course, unlike later competitions. Percy Hodge was the favourite to win the gold medal, easily winning his heat and outrunning the rest of the field. He won the competition with a time of 10:00.4, 50m ahead of second-placed Patrick Flynn from the United States. Hodge also ran in the heats of the 3000 m team event. Patrick Flynn was an American athlete who won a silver medal in the steeplechase competition of the 1920 Olympics. ...

Hodge was also an AAA champion in 2 miles steeplechase from 1919 to 1921 and in 1923. He also finished ninth at the International Cross Country Championships and helped his team to win a first place earlier in 1920. A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

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