Walter Henderson (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 June 1880 Leeds, England |
| Died | 2 September 1944 (aged 64) Chelsea, London |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | high jump |
| Club | London Athletic Club University of Oxford AC Achilles Club |
Walter Edward Bonhote Henderson (21 June 1880 – 2 September 1944) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Henderson born in Leeds but educated at Winchester College[3] and Trinity College, Oxford.[4]
He finished second in the high jump event at the British 1900 AAA Championships.[5] He finished third in the high jump at the 1908 AAA Championships.[6][7]
Henderson represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London,[8] where he finished eighth in the standing high jump competition. He also participated in the standing long jump event, in the discus throw competition, in the Greek discus throw event, and in the freestyle javelin throw competition but in all these competitions his final ranking is unknown.[1]
Four years later, he finished 32nd in the discus throw competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Henderson died in Chelsea, London.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Walter Henderson". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Games, Britain's team of athletes". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Winchester College Athletics". Hampshire Chronicle. 25 March 1899. Retrieved 17 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Oxford Freshmen's Sports". Morning Leader. 15 November 1899. Retrieved 17 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association Championships". Sporting Life. 9 July 1900. Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 6 July 1908. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "The Olympic Games, British Representatives". The Sportsman. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 11 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
[edit]- Walter Henderson, Track Stats, May 2009
- profile
- Walter Henderson at Olympedia
- 1880 births
- 1944 deaths
- Athletes from Leeds
- English male long jumpers
- British male long jumpers
- English male high jumpers
- British male high jumpers
- English male javelin throwers
- British male javelin throwers
- English male discus throwers
- British male discus throwers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford
- People educated at Winchester College