Charles Clibbon
Charles Clibbon, Joseph Guillemot and Christopher Vose in 1920 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 February 1895 Ware, Hertfordshire, England | |||||||||||
| Died | 4 April 1975 (aged 80) Harmondsworth, London, Great Britain | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 5000 m, 10,000 m | |||||||||||
| Club | Birchfield Harriers Surrey AC | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 5000 m – 15:20.4e (1924) 10000 m – 32:08.8e (1920)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Charles Thomas Clibbon (3 February 1895 – 4 April 1975) was an English long-distance runner, who competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[3]
Career
Clibbon became the National 10 mile champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1920 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
The following month, he competed at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium, where he failed to finish the 10,000 metres final. In 1920, Clibbon also finished fourth at the 1920 International Cross Country Championships, winning a gold medal with the English team.[1]
Clibbon finished second behind Halland Britton in the 10 miles event at the 1922 AAA Championships.[7][8]
Two years later, at the 1924 Olympic Games, he placed sixth in the 5000 metres and 14th in the 10,000 metres.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Charles Clibbon. sports-reference.com
- ^ Charles Clibbon. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Charles Clibbon". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "The Athletic Championships". Weekly Dispatch (London). 4 July 1920. Retrieved 23 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletics". Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1920. Retrieved 23 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Daily Mirror. 1 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.