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Harry Wood (athlete)

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Harry Wood
Wood at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1902-11-28)28 November 1902
Wigan, England
Died27 June 1975(1975-06-27) (aged 72)
Wigan, England
Sport
SportLong-distance running
EventMarathon

Harold 'Harry' Wood (28 November 1902 – 27 June 1975) was a British long-distance runner.

Athletics career

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He competed in the marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

He also competed for England in the marathon at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.[2]

Personal life

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Wood was a miner by trade.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harry Wood Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "Harold Wood, Wigan miner, World-ranked marathon runner". Northern Athletics.