Richard Yorke Explained
| Richard Yorke |
| Birth Date: | 28 July 1885 |
| Birth Place: | Kensington, London, England |
| Death Date: | 22 December 1914 (aged 29) |
| Death Place: | Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | middle distance |
| Club: | Surrey AC / London Athletic Club |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Richard Francis Charles Yorke (28 July 1885 - 22 December 1914) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 1908, he was eliminated in the first round of the 3200 metre steeplechase event. Four years later, he was eliminated in the first round of the 800 metres event as well as of the 1500 metres competition.[2]
Yorke finished third in the 1 mile event at the 1909 AAA Championships.[3] [4] [5]
Yorke was killed in action at age 29 during the First World War, serving as a sergeant with the London Scottish Regiment near Arras. He is buried in the Arras Road Cemetery in Roclincourt.[6] [7]
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- Web site: Richard Yorke . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171207/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/richard-yorke-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference.
- Web site: Richard Yorke . Olympedia . 10 March 2021.
- News: Athletics . Leicester Daily Post . 5 July 1909 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 12 September 2024.
- News: AAA Championships . Manchester Courier . 5 July 1909 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 24 October 2024.
- Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 24 October 2024.
- http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3070652 Yorke, Richard Francis Charles
- Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference.
