Fred Lord

Full name: Frederick Thomas "Fred" Lord
Gender: Male
Born: February 11, 1879 in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, Great Britain
Affiliations: Wisbey Park Harriers
Country: Great Britain
Sport: Athletics

Biography

One of only three Britons to run in both the 1908 and 1912 Olympic marathons, Fred Lord was the only one to finish both races. He ran once in the International Cross-Country Championship, finishing seventh in 1909 before placing second in the Poly marathon later in the year.

Personal Best: Mar – 2-44:43.0 (1909).

Results

Games	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Rank	Medal
1908 Summer	29	London	Athletics	Men's Marathon	Great Britain	GBR	15
1912 Summer	33	Stockholm	Athletics	Men's Marathon	Great Britain	GBR	21

Men's Marathon

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Unit	Rank		T
1908 Summer	29	London	Athletics	Great Britain	Final Standings		15		3-19:08.8
1912 Summer	33	Stockholm	Athletics	Great Britain	Final Standings		21		3-01:39.2

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