Mel Brock (runner) explained

Mel Brock
Birth Date:February 3, 1888
Birth Place:Thamesford, Ontario
Death Date:October 4, 1956 (aged 68)
Death Place:St. Catharines, Ontario
Sport:Athletics
Event:middle distance running
Club:Varsity Blues, Toronto

George Melville Brock (February 3, 1888 – October 4, 1956) was a Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Brock finished third in the 880 yards event at the British 1911 AAA Championships.[2] [3] [4]

At the 1912 Olympic Games, Brock finished fourth in the 800 metres competition. He was eliminated in the first round in the 400 metres event. He was also a member of the Canadian relay team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 4x400 metre relay event.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mel Brock . Olympedia . 1 November 2024 .
  2. News: Amateur Athletic Championship . Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette . 3 July 1911 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 1 November 2024 .
  3. News: AAA Champions . Sporting Life . 3 July 1911 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 1 November 2024 .
  4. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 1 November 2024 .