| 词条 | Bill Britton (athlete) |
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| name = Bill Britton | image = | caption = | nationality =Irish | sport = Track and field | event = Hammer throw 220 yards 880 yards mile long jump high jump triple jump | club = Ballinamore Athletic Club | birth_date ={{birth date|1890|10|12|df=yes}} | birth_place =Ballydonnell, Mullinahone, County Tipperary, Ireland | death_date ={{death date and age|1965|2|15|1890|10|12|df=yes}} | death_place = Bray, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland | residence = | pb =hammer: 49.62 m | height = | weight = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}{{MedalCountry | {{Flag|Ireland|green}} }}{{MedalCompetition|British Empire Games}}{{MedalSilver|1930 Hamilton|hammer}} }}William T. "Bill" Britton (12 October 1890 – 15 February 1965) was an Irish athlete.[1][2] Early lifeBritton was born near Mullinahone to a farming family. He attended Coláiste Éamann Rís in Callan and worked as a bank clerk in the Munster and Leinster Bank.[3] CareerBritton excelled in high jump, long jump, 120 yd hurdles, triple jump and hammer throw, winning Gaelic Athletic Association, National Athletic and Cycling Association and Amateur Athletic Association of England titles. The high point of Britton's career was representing Ireland at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Canada, where he won silver in the hammer throw with a throw of 153' 10" (46.89 m).[4][5][6] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.balls.ie/athletics/338972-338972|title=Tarzan, Hitler And Snubbing The Brits: In Praise Of The Great Dr. Pat O'Callaghan|first=Conor|last=Neville|publisher=}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Britton, Bill}}{{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub}}2. ^http://www.irishathleticshistory.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/naca1924.pdf 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/cg.htm|title=British Medallists in Commonwealth Games|website=www.gbrathletics.com}} 4. ^http://tipperaryathletics.com/forms/2017/Tipperary%20Athlete%20-%20Bill%20Britton.pdf 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.athleticsweekly.com/commonwealth-games/commonwealth-games-mens-hammer-6653|title=Commonwealth Games: Men's hammer - Athletics Weekly|date=23 July 2014|publisher=}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=PAKCAAAAMAAJ&q=%22bill+britton%22+hammer&dq=%22bill+britton%22+hammer&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-lJewm83WAhVKuhQKHXVNBSwQ6AEIJjAA|title=Honour of Empire, Glory of Sport: The History of Athletics at the Commonwealth Games|first=Bob|last=Phillips|date=30 September 2017|publisher=Parrs Wood|via=Google Books}} 9 : 1890 births|1965 deaths|Irish male hammer throwers|Irish male long jumpers|Irish male high jumpers|Irish male hurdlers|Irish male sprinters|Sportspeople from County Tipperary|Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics |
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