Leonard Francis Tremeer (1 August 1874 – 21 October 1951), known as Jimmy Tremeer, was an Olympic
bronze medal
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list in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the
1908 Summer Olympics
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. He competed on the
Great Britain and Ireland team.
Tremeer had no competition in the first round, winning in a walkover. For the second round, he faced teammate G. Burton, who did not finish the race. In the final, Tremeer had to contend against two
Americans
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who had taken turns setting new Olympic records in the first two rounds of the event. Halfway through the race, it became evident that Tremeer had no chance. He finished third in 57.0 seconds, a time that was still faster than anyone had run the race before the
London
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Olympics.
References
External links
Sports Reference
1874 births
1951 deaths
British male hurdlers
Olympic athletes for Great Britain
Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
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