Ernest James Webb (25 April 1874 – 24 February 1937) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10-mile walk. He was born in Hackney and died in Toronto. Webb competed for the Herne Hill Harriers. He competed for Great Britain in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

held in London, Great Britain in the 10 mile walk where he won the Silver medal behind fellow Brit

George Larner George Edward Larner (7 February 1875 – 4 March 1949) was an English athlete who competed mainly in the 10-mile walk. He was a multi-time Amateur Athletic Association of England champion, and won two gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympi ...

. 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 The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

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where he competed in the inaugural 10 kilometre walk and finished off with his third Olympic silver behind Canada's

George Goulding George Henry Goulding (19 November 1884 – 31 January 1966) was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 10 kilometre walk. He competed in three events at the 1908 Olympic Games in London: the 3500 metre walking race, in which he cam ...

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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 for Great Britain Athletes from London People from Hackney Central Sportspeople from the London Borough of Hackney Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{UK-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub