William Yates (athlete) explained

William George Yates (5 August 1880  - 27 December 1967) was a British racewalker who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Biography

Yates finished third behind Richard Harrison in the 7 miles walk event at the 1907 AAA Championships.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Yates finished second behind George Larner in the 7 miles walk event and third in the 2 miles walk at the 1911 AAA Championships^{[5] [6]} and the following year in 1912, he finished second behind Bobby Bridge in the 7 mile walk event at the 1912 AAA Championships.^{[7] [8]}

Shortly after the 1912 AAA Championships, Yates competed in the 10 km walk at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: William Yates . Olympedia . 24 April 2021.
2. News: Champion athletes . Daily Record . 8 July 1907 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
3. News: AAA Championships . Sporting Life . 8 July 1907 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
4. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 19 August 2024.
5. News: Amateur Athletic Championship . Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette . 3 July 1911 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 1 November 2024 .
6. News: AAA Champions . Sporting Life . 3 July 1911 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 1 November 2024 .
7. News: Athletic Championship . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 24 June 1912 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 16 November 2024 .
8. News: Amateur Athletic Championship . Leicester Evening Mail . 24 June 1912 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 16 November 2024 .
9. Web site: William Yates Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20191223145245/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/william-yates-1.html . 23 December 2019 . dead . 25 August 2014 . sports-reference.com.