Francis Knott
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 August 1882 Haringey, England |
| Died | 24 March 1958 (aged 75) Worthing, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | middle-distance |
| Club | South London Harriers |
Francis Arthur Knott (11 August 1882 – 24 March 1958) was a British middle-distance running athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
Biography
Knott, born in Haringey, was a member of the South London Harriers and finished third behind Harold Wilson in the 1 mile event at the 1908 AAA Championships.[2][3]
Knott represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics and competed in the 1500 metres, where Knott placed fourth in his initial semifinal heat and did not advance to the final.[4]
References
- ^ "The Olympic Games, British Representatives". The Sportsman. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 11 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 6 July 1908. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Francis Knott". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
Sources
- Francis Knott's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2006.
- Francis Knott at Olympedia