Francis Knott Explained
| Francis Knott |
| Birth Date: | 11 August 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Haringey, England |
| Death Date: | 24 March 1958 (aged 75) |
| Death Place: | Worthing, England |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | middle-distance |
| Club: | South London Harriers |
Francis Arthur Knott (11 August 1882 – 24 March 1958) was a British middle-distance running athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
Biography
Knott, born in Haringey, finished third behind Harold Wilson in the 1 mile event at the 1908 AAA Championships.[1] [2]
Knott competed in the 1500 metres at the 1980 Olympic Games, Knott placed fourth in his initial semifinal heat and did not advance to the final.[3]
Sources
- Francis Knott's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Book: Cook, Theodore Andrea . 1908 . The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report . British Olympic Association . London.
- Web site: De Wael . Herman . 2001 . Athletics 1908 . Herman's Full Olympians . 30 July 2006 . 27 September 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060927093153/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html . dead .
- Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 30 July 2006 . pl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216130930/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ . 16 February 2009 . dmy .
Notes and References
- News: AAA Championships . Birmingham Daily Gazette . 6 July 1908 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 25 August 2024.
- Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 25 August 2024.
- Web site: Francis Knott . Olympedia . 7 March 2021.
