Thomas Sinton Hewitt (31 July 1887 – 6 October 1976) was an Australian
long-distance runner
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength.
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Athlete
He was the (pre-war) captain of the Malvern Harriers Athletic Club (and also, from this, a club-mate of
Percy Cerutty
Percy Wells Cerutty (10 January 189514 August 1975) was an Australian athletics coach in the 1950s and 1960s.
The eccentric Australian pioneered a home-spun system of "Stotan" training, embracing a holistic regime of natural diets, hard train ...
), and a well-performed long distance runner. He represented Australia, running under the name of "Sinton Hewitt", in both the
marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...
(finishing 30th, in 3h 3m 27s) and the
10,000 metres
The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...
(finishing tenth in his heat, time unknown) at the
1920 Olympic Games
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
in
Antwerp
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Boundary umpire
He was a boundary umpire at the
"Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football in London (1916). A news film was taken at the match.
[The 2019 remastered and colourised version of the original newsreel: ]
See also
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1916 Pioneer Exhibition Game
On Saturday 28 October 1916, the former Olympic champion swimmer and the later Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Lieutenant Frank Beaurepaire, organised an Australian Rules football match in aid of the British and the French Red Cross.
Promoted as the ...
Footnotes
References
''Pioneer Exhibition Game Australian Football: in aid of British and French Red Cross Societies: 3rd Australian Division v. Australian Training Units at Queen's Club, West Kensington, on Saturday, October 28th, 1916, at 3pm'', Wightman & Co., (London), 1919.* Second from left, in middle row, in the photograph a
AIF athletics team (D00674), collection of the ''Australian War Memorial''.First World War Embarkation Roll: Sergeant Thomas Sinton Hewitt (129), collection of the ''Australian War Memorial''.First World War Nominal Roll: Sergeant Thomas Sinton Hewitt (129), collection of the ''Australian War Memorial''.First World War Service Record: Sergeant Thomas Sinton Hewitt (129), ''National Archives of Australia''.
* Main, J. & Allen, D., ''Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War'', Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002.
* Richardson, N. (2016), ''The Game of Their Lives'', Pan Macmillan Australia: Sydney.
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1887 births
1976 deaths
Participants in "Pioneer Exhibition Game" (London, 28 October 1916)
Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Australian male long-distance runners
Australian male marathon runners
Olympic athletes for Australia
Athletes from Melbourne
Australian rules football umpires
People from St Kilda, Victoria
Sportsmen from Victoria (state)