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Walter Porter

Born
August 30, 1903
Died
August 3, 1979
Age
75 years

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Walter Porter, 75, British Olympic runner (1924).

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Walter Harold Porter (30 August 1903 – 3 August 1979) was a British athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Career

Porter was the Yorkshire champion at 880 yards, the mile, and 3 miles and finished third behind William Seagrove in the a mile event at the 1924 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards he was selected for the British team to compete at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a silver medal in the 3000 metres team race.

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