Alex Gordon (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics Football |
| Event | Long jump |
| Club | West of Scotland Harriers |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1906–1908 | Queen's Park | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Gordon was a Scottish footballer and athlete and was selected for the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Gordon was educated at Allan Glen's School in Glasgow and dates the University of Glasgow.[1] He was a winger with the Scottish football club Queen's Park F.C.[2][3] and in 1907 won the sprint race for them at the annual Rangers F.C. athletic meeting.[4]
Gordon won the Scottish Olympic trial over the 110 metres hurdles and finished second in the long jump. These performances at Ibrox Park led to qualification for both events at the Olympic Games. [5]
Gordon was due to represent the Great Britain team at the 1908 Olympic Games in London,[6][7] in both the long jump competition and the 110 metres hurdles competition but he injured his foot in an accident just two weeks before the start of the Olympics and was unable to start.[1]
Gordon was one of 193 known Queens Park FC players to have served and survived World War I, while another 34 died.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Alex Gordon". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Comments and Criticisms". Athletic News. 1 June 1908. Retrieved 16 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- ^ "Sprints". Scottish Referee. 9 August 1907. Retrieved 16 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Land of the Thistle". Athletic News. 15 June 1908. Retrieved 16 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Olympic Games, British Representatives". The Sportsman. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 16 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Olympic Games, Britain's team of athletes". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 16 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "193 Now Known To Have Served & Survived" (PDF). Queens Park FC. Retrieved 16 April 2025.