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John Levett (athlete)
John Levett (c. 1826 – August 1876) was a nineteenth-century athlete who was twice Champion Runner of England. In 1852 he ran in 51:42, his personal best time and a longtime world record. Levett was born in about 1826, the eldest son of carpenter John Levett and his wife Sarah (née Yates). The family lived at York Street, later New Road, Battersea. John Levett Jr. married Sarah Hannah Coulson, and the couple had five children between 1847 and 1856. Hannah and the children lived at York Street with her Levett in-laws, apparently because her husband was often away training or competing. Money was obviously tight, and Levett's running schedule seems to have left little time for much else. For his training, John Levett ran at Garratt Lane, Wandsworth, and competed in a succession of races. In 1851 he ran in Hyde Park, Sheffield, Hyde Park, Sheffield, earning £50. On 11 October 1852, running at Islington for the title of Champion Runner of England, Levett ran in under 52 minut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whistler James Brown And Silver Old Battersea Bridge 1859
Whistler may refer to: * Someone who whistling, whistles Places Canada * Whistler, British Columbia, a resort town ** Whistler railway station ** Whistler Secondary School * Whistler Blackcomb, a ski resort in British Columbia * Whistler Mountain, British Columbia * The Whistlers (Alberta), a mountain in Alberta United States * Whistler, Alabama, an unincorporated town until the 1950s, when it was annexed into neighboring Prichard * Whistler Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming * Whistler Mountain (Washington), a mountain summit in Washington state * Whistler Range, Nevada, a mountain range Elsewhere * Whistler Nunatak, Palmer Land, Antarctica * Whistler River, New Zealand People with the surname * Alwyne Michael Webster Whistler (1909–1993), British Army general * Anna McNeill Whistler (1804–1881), James Abbott McNeill Whistler's mother * Arthur Whistler (1944–2020), American ethnobotanist * Catherine Whistler is a British art historian and curator * Charles Whist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
