Ernest James "Ernie" Webb (25 April 1874 – 24 February 1937) was a
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athlete who competed mainly in the
10 mile walk. He was born in
Hackney and died in
Toronto
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. Webb competed for the
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He competed for Great Britain in the
1908 Summer Olympics held in
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in the 10 mile walk where he won the Silver medal behind fellow Brit
George Larner. The two of them repeated this in the 3500 metre walk giving Ernest Webb his second silver medal of the games.
Four years later he returned to the
1912 Summer Olympics in
Stockholm,
Sweden where he competed in the inaugural 10 kilometre walk and finished off with his third Olympic silver behind Canada's
George Goulding.
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1874 births
1937 deaths
English male racewalkers
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Great Britain
Athletes from London
People from Hackney Central
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
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