Ernest Webb

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Ernest Webb
Webb at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born25 April 1874
Hackney, London, England
Died24 February 1937 (aged 62)
Toronto, Canada
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventwalking events
ClubHerne Hill Harriers
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1908 London 3500 metre walk
Silver medal – second place 1908 London 10 mile walk
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm 10 kilometre walk

Ernest James Webb (25 April 1874 – 24 February 1937) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10-mile walk and competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London[1] and the 1912 Summer Olympics in Sweden.

Biography

Webb, born in Hackney, London, competed for the Herne Hill Harriers.[2]

Webb became the National 7 miles champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1908 AAA Championships. He also finished second behind George Larner in the 2 miles walk event.[3][4]

At the 1908 Olympic Games, Webb competed in the 10 mile walk, winning the silver medal behind fellow Brit George Larner. The two of them repeated this in the 3500 metre walk, giving Ernest Webb his second silver medal of the games.

Webb won four more AAA titles in the 2 miles and 7 miles walks, at the 1909 AAA Championships[5][6] and 1910 AAA Championships.[7][8]

Three years later in 1912, he returned to the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, where he competed in the inaugural 10 kilometre walk and finished off with his third Olympic silver behind Canada's George Goulding.

He died in Toronto, Canada.

References

  1. ^ "Olympic Games, Britain's team of athletes". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Ernest Webb". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ "AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 6 July 1908. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Athletics". Leicester Daily Post. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "AAA Championships". Manchester Courier. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 24 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Athletics". Evening Star. 3 July 1910. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "AAA Championships". The Scotsman. 4 July 1910. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.