Lionel James de Burgh Reed (31 December 1883 – 11 February 1957) was a British

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. He competed at the

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. Born in

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, he was the 1910 winner of the

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at the

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. In the

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, Reed won his preliminary heat with a time of 23.2 seconds. He dropped his time to 22.8 seconds in the semifinal, but that wasn't enough to beat

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's 22.6 seconds and Reed was eliminated without advancing to the final.

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* * * 1883 births 1957 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain People from Kensington Sportspeople from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea British male sprinters English male sprinters {{UK-athletics-bio-stub