George Hutson Explained

George William Hutson (22 December 1889 – 14 September 1914) was a British athlete who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Hutson, born in Lewes, East Sussex, became the National 4 miles champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1912 AAA Championships.^{[2] [3]}

Shortly after the 1912 AAAs he competed for Great Britain in the 5,000 metres event at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden. He won the bronze medal and also joined teammates Joe Cottrill and Cyril Porter to win his second bronze of the games in the 3000 metre team race.^[4]

Hutson went on to win the British AAA 4 miles championship again in both 1913^[5] and 1914.^[6]

Hutson was killed in action, aged 24, during World War I,^[7] serving as a serjeant with the Royal Sussex Regiment during the Battle of the Marne. His remains were not recovered, and his name is recorded on the La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial.^{[8] [9]}

See also

• List of Olympians killed in World War I

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/george-hutson-1.html George Hutson
2. News: Athletic Championship . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 24 June 1912 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 2 November 2024 .
3. News: Amateur Athletic Championship . Leicester Evening Mail . 24 June 1912 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 15 November 2024 .
4. Web site: George Hutson . Olympedia . 19 April 2021.
5. News: Athletic Championships . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 7 July 1913 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 16 November 2024 .
6. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 15 November 2024 .
7. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141107022804/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . 7 November 2014 .
8. Web site: Casualty Details - Hutson, George William. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. 1 August 2012.
9. Book: Wallechinsky. David. David Wallechinsky. Loucky. Jaime. 2012. The Complete Book of the Olympics 2012 Edition. 116. London. Aurum Press. 978-1-84513-695-6.