Harold Webster (January 18, 1895 – November 7, 1958) was a

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who competed in the

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. He was born in Newhall, Derbyshire,

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. In 1936 he participated in the Olympic marathon event but did not finish the race. At the 1930 Empire Games he finished tenth in the 6 miles competition. Four years later he won the gold medal in the marathon contest at the 1934 Empire Games.

References

Harold Webster's profile at Sports Reference.com
1895 births 1958 deaths English emigrants to Canada Canadian male long-distance runners Canadian male marathon runners Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Sportspeople from Derbyshire Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub